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<H1>Energy company could install Powerline technology in homes</H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>According to reports, energy company <STRONG>EDF</STRONG>
could install Powerline technology in peoples' homes to provide a link to the
customers' broadband</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>From a Broadband TV News article titled
</FONT><EM><BR><FONT face=Verdana>'Digital TV reads smart
meters'</FONT></EM><FONT face=Verdana> by Julian Clover<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2009/08/13/digital-tv-reads-smart-meters/"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2009/08/13/<BR>digital-tv-reads-smart-meters/</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>"Customers that sign up to the two-year long trial receive
a package that also includes a ‘communication hub’ that sends information about
the customer’s electricity usage to the supplier over GSM. EDF describes this as
“like sending a text to a mobile phone". </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>"<STRONG>Powerline technology links the equipment to the
customer’s existing broadband set-up while a so-called ‘freedom unit’ is
responsible for collating the information within the customer’s
premises."</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The article is widely refered to on Twitter and other
internet sources but, at the time of writing, nothing could be confirmed from
EDF's website.<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.edfenergy.com/media-centre/press-news/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.edfenergy.com/media-centre/press-news/</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The "Powerline technology" refered to in the article could
be something similar to the Comtrend Power Line Adaptors (PLA) used in BT
Vision.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Using the mains power supply for data/broadband
communications can cause severe inteference to radio reception over a wide area
(up to 300 metres) and spoil peoples' enjoyment of their favourite radio
show.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>EMC Journal - 'BT Vision; the radio interference
iceberg'<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/august2009/bt_vision_the_radio_interference_iceburg.htm"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/august2009/<BR>bt_vision_the_radio_interference_iceburg.htm</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Power Line Adaptors - RSGB Complains to OFCOM<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/august2009/pla_rsgb_complains_to_ofcom.htm"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/august2009/<BR>pla_rsgb_complains_to_ofcom.htm</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Maxim & Sagem to develop power-line comms for
EDF<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.edn-europe.com/maximsagemtodeveloppowerlinecommsforedf+article+2679+Europe.html"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.edn-europe.com/maximsagemtodevelop<BR>powerlinecommsforedf+article+2679+Europe.html</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Renault and EDF Sign Agreement on Power Line Communication
for Recharging Plug-ins<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/06/renault-edf-2009022.html"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/06/<BR>renault-edf-2009022.html</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Wiki - Power line communication<BR></FONT><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_line_communication" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_line_communication</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Smart Metering Consultation<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2009/smart_metering_consultation.htm"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2009/<BR>smart_metering_consultation.htm</FONT></A></P></BODY></HTML>