Monthly Archives: February 2006

Exmoor trip

It’s about this time of year that the dark skies and cold temperatures start to get a person down. Tanis and I decided we’d beat the winter blues though with a quick trip to Exmoor. Not exactly sunny Spain but a good change of scenery all the same. It was completely unplanned so there was lots of “oh that looks interesting” detours down B road. We even saw a few signs of spring…

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A not-so-short history of metering innovation in the UK

Last time, I gave a brief introduction to metering and monitoring for microgeneration. It’s a huge area so I thought I’d give a bit more detail, starting with a quick summary of the historical context for electricity metering in the UK and how it is shaping metering for microgeneration today.

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Metering and monitoring for microgeneration

You may have noticed that I’ve just added an “M&M” category for posts about metering and monitoring technology. I haven’t really talked about these devices yet but they’re an integral feature of microgeneration installations and play a big role in promoting household interaction with these technologies.

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More on the economics of climate change

There was an article in the Guardian today about the economics of climate change, touching on some of the issues mentioned in the Stern Review. Bit of a haphazard article though, starting in a Malthusian vein and then ending with a non-sequitur about Italian mammas boys at the bottom.

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