World's biggest trial of smart fridges unveiled

World's biggest trial of smart fridges kicks off in the UK. The technology can save 2 million tonnes of CO2 per year and £220 million in gird balancing costs each year on fridges alone.

Three of Europes most innovative companies, white goods manufacturer Indesit Company, energy supplier npower and RLtec, the smart grid technology company, are ready to begin a UK trial of fridges fitted with grid-balancing technology.

The dynamic demand technology, developed by RLtec and Indesit research teams, helps to maintain the balance between supply and demand across the national electricity grid. From this month and through 2010, up to 3,000 UK npower customers will be supplied with Indesit Company dynamic demand fridges and fridge freezers, free of charge, in what will be worlds first residential test of the technology.

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[kelmeck]

that is one heck of a fridge where did you get it or did it come with the house