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including a smart thermostat, smart plugs and an energy consumption monitor. The devices were controlled and monitored through a smart phone app or an online panel and offered customers extra control over appliances and energy usage, as well as savings on energy.
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for the rest of the cost, but Flow would reimburse the monthly payments on the loan. After five years, provided the customer retained Flow as their energy supplier, Flow would start to pay them half the income received (through the
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that fed back electricity to the local distribution network. The boiler, which was available to customers from early 2016, provided heating and hot water whilst also generating low-carbon electricity using its patented
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