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Should We Monetize Personal Energy Consumption Data?

July 4, 2011 by Christine Hertzog
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The recent announcements about the retirements of Google’s PowerMeter and Microsoft’s Hohm are not causes for concern for Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) vendors. These were early starts that helped educate the market about the value of energy consumption data. However, like many pioneers, they contributed knowledge that will benefit other Smart Grid solution vendors. [read more]

Google and Microsoft Shutter Their Home Energy Management Offerings

July 4, 2011 by Tom Raftery
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Google will retire its app PowerMeter, while Microsoft announced shortly thereafter that it will shelve their energy use tracker, Microsoft Hohm. Was it an accessibility problem? [read more]

Google Energy to start disrupting the utility industry

January 10, 2010 by Tom Raftery
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Photo credit filippo minelli There is no doubt about it but Google is a disruptive company. First Google disrupted search, then advertising, then video (with their acquisition of YouTube), and then Office applications with the launch and continued development of Google Apps for Domains. Most recently Google has disrupted the... [read more]

Google PowerMeter and TED 5000 Bring Real-Time Monitoring Home. Smart Meter, Step Aside.

October 6, 2009 by Peter Troast
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Google/TED Partnership takes real-time power monitoring to a new level. In the field of energy measurement, which we deem the critical beginning of any effort to reduce energy use at home, Google's announcement that the TED 5000 will be compatible with PowerMeter is a game changer.  Now, any purchaser of the new TED 5000... [read more]