Google is widely known for its innovative approach to unique web and image search engines, editing and sharing document files and personal email optimization. And, most recently they have created an online tool that allows homeowners to monitor their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, thereby reducing their utility consumption and saving money.
Google PowerMeter
Google PowerMeter is a free electricity usage monitoring tool that provides you with information on how much energy your home is consuming. Google PowerMeter receives information from utility smart meters and in-home energy management devices and visualizes this information for you on iGoogle (your personalized Google homepage). And, Google PowerMeter is free.
Through proven case studies, being able to see your electricity usage in near real time, throughout the day, makes it easier to reduce it and save money. This sort of feedback requires either an advanced electricity meter, a “smart meter,” or a consumer-owned electricity management device, and many of today’s smart meters don’t display information to the consumer. Consumers should have access to data on their personal electricity use, control who gets to see this data and choose from a range of services to help them understand and benefit from this data.
Google hopes that consumers will soon be empowered with an entire ecosystem of energy information products and services.
Google PowerMeter is a project of Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, which aspires to leverage the power of information and technology to address global challenges.
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