Introducing the Accessible In-Home Display

First thing’s first, what’s an In-Home Display?

If you’re new to smart meters, you may not be familiar with all their bells and whistles. An In-Home Display is the nifty gadget that arrives with your smart meter. It allows you to interact with your home energy in a way you never could before.

See exactly how much energy you’re using, how much you’re spending in pounds and pence, and even set budgets to keep a closer eye on your usage.

What’s different about the Accessible In-Home Display?

The AIHD makes getting smart with your home energy even easier, with a suite of new features that help those with visual and mobility impairments to get the most out of their smart meters.

The AIHD was developed by Energy UK, Geo, and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), who have worked with energy suppliers and partially sighted user groups to provide feedback and guidance.

Features of the AIHD

The new device utilises large buttons, a high contrast TFT screen, three coloured LED buttons, and a text to speech function with adjustable volume. Each feature has been optimised with ease-of-use in mind.

Large buttons

Each of the six large front-facing buttons feature printed illustrations of their function, and provide tactile, positive feedback with every press.

TFT screen

The TFT LCD screen delivers high resolution images and text, and a high contrast colour scheme optimised for visual impairment and colour blindness.

Coloured LEDs

Atop the AIHD are three LED buttons, coloured green, amber and red. They indicate your energy usage: the green/left button means your energy usage is low, amber/middle is medium and red/right means high.

Text to speak

The AIHD is designed to speak the contents of each screen, and it couldn’t be simpler. The amber/middle button turns on-screen text into crisp, clear audio and can be used to repeat, stop, or mute sound.

Register your interest now

The Accessible In-Home Display is here, and like smart meters, they’re available at no extra cost. Give us a call on 0330 094 5800, and we’ll arrange your new AIHD.