The money comes from a wider £500 million Low Carbon Networks Fund, with the bulk of the cash being split between CE Electric's Consumer-led Network Revolution and UK Power Networks' Low Carbon London, which received around £25 million each.
Establishing a smart grid was one of the key priorities laid out in the coalition's programme for government.
Based in the north-east, CE Electric's project will explore how changes to consumer behaviour and smart technologies, such as the smart metres rolled out by British Gas, will be able to lower the costs of low carbon technologies.
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Source: www.lowcarboneconomy.com
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