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@B Underline the eleven relative clauses in this newspaper article. Then, where possible,
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Monitors to cut home electricity use
Monitors which show the real-time cost of electricity
use are to be provided free of charge to homes
across the UK in an effort to slow down climate
change. Under the new government proposals, from,
next year electricity suppliers will have to provide
the devices - which have cut power use by up to,
6.5% in Canada — to all customers who want them.
Domestic appliances which are left on unnecessarily
are estimated to waste £900 million of electricity a
year.
Traditional electricity meters are usually kept out
of sight in cupboards. However, the monitors, which,
use microchip technology and a digital display, are
intended to be placed in full view as a constant
reminder of the electricity that is being used in a
house at any given moment.
‘The Environment Secretary said: ‘People want
to do their bit to help protect the environment as
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well as save money, and visual display units that are
provided free of charge will help people do both.’ A
spokeswoman for the Electricity Consumer Council
said it supported any plan that would give customers
access to free monitors. The shadow environment
secretary said: ‘Although it is an interesting and
welcome measure, there are still many details that
should be considered, not least the reliability of
these meters.
However, the Energy Retail Council has criticised
the proposal, saying that it did not go far enough.
In a statement, their chief executive said: ‘We had
hoped the government would recommend the
introduction of ‘smart meters’ ~ which communicate
electricity consumption to both the customer and
the energy supplier ~ rather than meters that are
only able to do half the job’
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