Google has announced its first PowerMeter partners. They have found 8 utilities representing over 10 million customers from 3 countries and 6 different US states. The utilities will offer Google PowerMeter to their customers. This will allow them to access detailed information on their home energy use through a web portal.Here are the partners:
- San Diego Gas & Electric® (California)
- TXU Energy (Texas)
- JEA (Florida)
- Reliance Energy (India)
- Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (Wisconsin)
- White River Valley Electric Cooperative (Missouri)
- Toronto Hydro–Electric System Limited (Canada)
- Glasgow EPB (Kentucky)
- Itron (Integration partner)
The Google PowerMeter will assist customers in saving energy and money. Being able to see accurate and current information about their usage will enable customers with the knowledge of how and when to conserve their energy. Google throwing its name into the hat of software developers looking to advance the availability of energy information will certainly help push the limit into what is possible.
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