Archive for the ‘AMR/AMM/AMI’ Category

We’re out on the speaking circuit sharing our vision for the future of the
smart grid and energy information.
Tom Sly, who leads Google PowerMeter’s partnership efforts, presented our
energy information vision and Google PowerMeter at DEMO last week.
Video:
[link]

The success of the internet is largely driven by open protocols and
standards that enable all sorts of applications and hardware to interact.
We think the same principles of openness that have made the internet a
thriving ecosystem can be applied to make the electric grid a smarter
platform for products and services that will help consumers save energy and

In our first event after launching Google’s energy information
campaign, we hosted a joint smart grid event with GE on Tuesday in
Washington DC. Our timing was fortuitous; the event took place just
as President Obama signed an historic economic stimulus bill that
includes $11 billion to modernize the electricity grid.

Thanks for your interest in energy information. We think that everyone
should have access to near real-time feedback on energy consumption to
make smarter choices and save energy and money.
Website: [link]
Blog Post: [link]
Here are a few additional resources that you might find useful:

Today, Google submitted comments to the California Public Utility
Commission sharing our perspective that everyone should have access to
their energy consumption information in near real-time and suggesting
a few ideas for how the Commission could encourage the availability of
this information.
Comments: [link]