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Your In Home Monitor (IHM)
- The In Home Monitor Unit communicates with the Electricity Meter to tell you exactly what's going on. You can view your balance and days left
- You can adjust different aspects of your In Home Monitor, i.e. backlight, sound, personal targets etc.
- You can monitor and compare your usage and consumption. You can also view all of your account details - previous top-ups, outstanding debt, remaining credit and emergency credit
- Electric Ireland can send messages to notify you of new offers
- You can also view your tariffs, rates, time & date
- The In Home Monitor can be plugged in within a 300m ratio of your Smarter Pay As You Go Meter or batteries can be installed for more mobility
ELECTRICITY:
View your real-time electricity consumption (kW) and compare today's with yesterday's consumption (kWh).
MESSAGE:
View the last 5 messages about events such as low credit, emergency credit or any upcoming tariff change. Critical messages that require your action are displayed directly on the In Home Monitor screen for your attention.
HISTORY:
View your historical electricity consumption graphically against your daily threshold. See consumption in kWh, € or CO2 emissions by hour, day, week or month.
TARIFF:
Review the rate at which you are being currently charged for your electricity consumption and top up your meter using a top up code. Check the last 5 top up transactions along with your current balance, or use the history option to see all your top ups to date.
ACCOUNT:
Top up your meter by entering a Top Up Code or review any outstanding debt on your Smarter Pay As You Go account.
SETTINGS:
Personalise your set-up by turning the alarm sounds on or off, turning the LEDs on or off, setting a daily threshold for electricity consumption or changing the level at which the low credit balance alert is triggered.
More information
ESB submitted an application to An Bord Pleanála in 2018 seeking planning permission to transition West Offaly Power from peat to biomass, a renewable fuel, over a number of years starting in 2020. This planning application was rejected by An Bord Pleanála in July 2019. ESB undertook a review of the options for both West Offaly Power and Lough Ree Power stations post 2020 in the context of the requirements of the single electricity market (SEM). Having considered the key planning, environmental and commercial issues associated with peat and biomass, there was no viable business model beyond 2020.
Following the closure of both the Midland stations in December 2020, a review of options for redevelopment of both sites post decommissioning was carried out and presented to the Just Transition working group.
Based on the recommendations and conclusions drawn it was decided to seek planning consents for both the remediation and redevelopment works at both sites, which would involve the construction of electrical grid system support technology hubs that can facilitate greater levels of renewable energy generation on the grid in line with ESB’s Brighter Future Strategy. These technologies, which will include energy storage through the use of batteries, will be offered to the grid operator through upcoming auctions for system services. Using battery-stored energy is likely to become more widespread in the future as it allows peaks in demand to be met with lower carbon emissions. This integrated approach to decommissioning and redevelopment offers many advantages across the various engineering disciplines while planning both project aspects.
For information, we issued a press release in June on our plans for renewable energy centres at the sites here.
Both stations closed at the end of December 2020.
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