Lets see how much energy am I wasting today If you think Google is “Big Brother in Training” now, wait till you hear about it’s new pet project: Google PowerMeter. I just used that big brother line to stir up enough emotion to keep your attention throughout my article (hope it works) The Lowdown:
What Google wants to achieve with this new endeavor is to get people to watch their home energy consumption in real time in hopes that folks will take a more conscious effort to cut their energy usage. PowerMeter’s three-prong plan is to: Access Learn Save The way it works is your utility company has to be a PowerMeter partner, then you have to purchase a PowerMeter-enabled device. Then you can monitor your home energy comsumption in real time using Google PowerMeter similar to how you would check your email using Google Mail. Right now, Google PowerMeter is in it’s infant stage and is currently available mostly in the UK. There are only a couple of utility companies in the US that participate (Cali and Florida), so don’t think you can just run out and within a couple of days, see how much energy your dishwasher consumes with your Google Nexus One Phone (see how I linked it all together). But as more people sign on to the whole “How much money in energy am I throwing away” thought process, Google will surely be out in front, once again. If I were a betting man (I can’t stand to lose any more than $25 dollars, so clearly I am NOT), I would say that Smart Homes will be all the rage in the US during this decade. Google PowerMeter will be another way to intergrate/upgrade technology in your home to give you more control, while making living more enjoyable and energy efficient = win/win! |
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Can Google help you save with Energy Management?
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