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OVERVIEW • What is Google PowerMeter? Is a free electronic energy monitoring system that helps you save energy and money. Using the energy information provided by the utility smart meters and the energy monitoring devices, which lets you view your home's energy consumption from anywhere online.
REVIEWS Google PowerMeter is a way for the customers to track their energy usage which they consume. Google, in a move that we can only assume is its way of trying to provide everything people need in one place, adds to their impressive list of mapping, documenting, emailing and other web services by giving consumers a chance to green up their life. By tracking in almost real time how much energy your home consumes, you have the chance to turn down the waste and turn up the green.
ADVANTAGES • Google PowerMeter will allow you to view hour-by-hour information on how much electricity your home has consumed • The information will give you a understanding of how you use electricity and find easy ways to save energy, save money and help the environment. • The Google PowerMeter is a secured site, so only you or other authorized members of your household can view your electricity usage.
DISADVANTAGES • Google PowerMeter is currently not available in some countries but Google will defiantly be branching out to those countries.If your utility provider is not listed as a Google PowerMeter Partner, then you will need to purchase a brand new PowerMeter device which will cost you money
FUTURE OUTLOOK • Google.org, the organization which owned by Google TM is hoping to expand the Google PowerMeter business Globally by 2030, They hope that by expanding the business World Wide , customers can then monitor their energy use which will help the consumers by introducing ways to save energy by giving information tactics, such as making sure lights are switched off when not in use, appliances are not left in standby mode and kettles are not over-filled.
SUMMARY • Google’s PowerMeter is a way for consumers to track their energy and get information that will help the make smarter eco-conscious decisions for conserving energy. By tracking all the energy resources in almost real time, consumers can get an idea of where they can cut back and save money and the planet.
RECOMMENDATIONS • Google PowerMeter is highly recommended to help start saving not just Energy consumption but help save Money as well. • For interested users located in areas where Google PowerMeter has not yet been deployed, there are stores which offer devices that functions similarly as the Google PowerMeter. In the United Kingdom, these devices can be purchased from AlertMe, in the United States through Current Cost or the Energy Detective. If you live in Canada, the UK, Australia or New Zealand, you can also purchase a device through Current Cost.
REFERNCE LIST • http://www.google.com/powermeter/about/about.html • http://www.google.com/powermeter/about/advocacy.html • http://www.sdge.com/myaccount/energynetwork/powermeter/