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UK set to trial 'smart fridges'

Guardian; 02/12/2008

Three thousand 'intelligent' refrigerators, which will adapt their power use to the ebb and flow of demands on the national electricity grid, are to be given away in a trial by the UK government next year. A report from the Department of Energy and Climate Change on this dynamic demand technology, published today, says its widespread use in Britain could save about 2m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year and a further £222m in energy savings.

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Websites: http://www.guardian.co.uk

Keywords: CO2 - Energy Conservation and Efficiency - Carbon reduction

Countries: UK -

Organisation: Department for Energy and Climate Change

Subjects: Architecture, Energy efficiency, Policy and Governance, Electricity generation, Transportation, Transmission and Distribution, Electricity, Carbon emissions, Carbon dioxide