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July 18, 2018
*Most Europeans agree that technology simplifies people's
lives*
· 87 percent believe that technology makes their lives
easier
· E.ON survey finds similar trend in many European countries
Technology makes life easier. Not only 79 percent of Germans, but on average
87 percent of the people in eight European countries who took part in the
representative "Living in Europe" survey carried out by E.ON in cooperation
with KantarEMNID share this opinion.
This is a clear trend compared with the previous year. While 33 percent of
those surveyed across Europe in 2017 thought that technology made their
lives more complicated, it was only 22 percent in 2018. The trend is driven
above all by Sweden and the Czech Republic where compared with 2017 only
half as many people said this year that the increasing use of technology was
making life more complex.
What is surprising, however, is that in 2018 only 56 percent of respondents
believe that technology has also been helpful in saving energy over the last
ten years. That's 12 percent down from 2017. This trend is particularly
stark in Turkey, where in 2017, 85 percent of the population saw a direct
link between energy saving and technology, compared with only 61 percent in
2018. In Germany, too, fewer respondents were convinced this year that
technology makes their lives more energy-efficient. Only 54 percent still
see it this way, in 2017 it was 64 percent.
Technology cannot only make life easier, but it can also measurably reduce
energy costs: for example, smart thermostats can save up to 30 percent on
heating bills. The devices automatically adjust the user's feel-good
temperature, take weather data into account and can be conveniently
controlled via a mobile app from a smartphone or tablet. For more
information, go to www.eon.de/plus [1]
This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on current
assumptions and forecasts made by E.ON Group Management and other
information currently available to E.ON. Various known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, and other factors could lead to material differences between
the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance
of the company and the estimates given here. E.ON SE does not intend, and
does not assume any liability whatsoever, to update these forward-looking
statements or to align them to future events or developments.
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Key word(s): Energy
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Company: E.ON SE
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