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WHAT IS IT?

Google PowerMeter is a free energy monitoring tool that allows you to view your home's energy consumption from anywhere online.

Using energy information provided by utility smart meters and energy monitoring devices, Google PowerMeter enables you to view your home's energy consumption from anywhere online.

WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING?

"I wasn't really looking for energy information on my kitchen counter. I needed something that could push the information to me in different ways, like my mobile phone and my computer. Unless it's accessible and actionable, there's not much point to it. I use Google everyday to search so it was important to me to have my energy information at my fingers at any time."

Benson Hougland (Temecula, CA)

Savings: 26% decrease in energy bills or $1080 saved per year

WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING?

"I like to have some control in my life. To me, getting an energy bill once a month, you can't learn anything from it. I'm not someone who's going to live in a cold house in the winter, but if there are things that I can do to be more aware, more comfortable, and save, then I'll do it." Ed Kohler (Minneapolis, MN) Savings: 40% decrease in energy bills or $240 saved per year

FUTURE

According to the company, if half of America's homes' energy use was cut by ten%, it would equal taking eight million cars off the road.

It is hoped that this tool will raise the home-owner's awareness of how much energy they use and make users more energy efficient.

ADVANTAGES

Google PowerMeter is a free software.

It allows instant access to near instant power readings anywhere in the world.

Tracks power consumption using graphs.

Easy to use.

Easy to understand.

Gives access to all aspects of your electricity consumption.

DISADVANTAGES

The only disadvantage is that Google PowerMeter is that it has to be used with a smart meter from one of its partner companies.

SUMMARY

Google PowerMeter allows full access to your power consumption and is an invaluable tool if you wish to save money and energy.

It is a unique tool to easily and comprehensively check your power and doing so from anywhere.

REFERENCES

http://www.google.com/powermeter/about/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_PowerMeter