They are not giving Bitcoins, but can be used to save on monthly electricity bill – at least that’s the promise of researchers from the French Accenture, who developed an outlet that appeals to the technology used by the most famous of cryptocurrency to create a system that saves on energy costs of a home.
with the database technology of bitcoins, the smart plug is able to choose, minute by minute, according to information collected by the network, which the electricity provider that has more rates into account.
according to researchers from Accenture, the technology could be used to save about 660 million pounds in energy costs for population segments with lower power purchase.
BBC contacted experts admit that the technology which is distributed databases can prove useful in many areas that can take advantage of automated trading functionality between devices used by customers and suppliers .
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