May 27, 2009—Eight utilities in the U.S., Canada and India are teaming up with Google in smart meter projects that will enable customers to monitor their energy use online and better manage their power consumption, the Internet giant announced.
In Southern California, San Diego Gas & Electric is among the first of the utilities to launch its program—a $572 million effort that will bring smart meters and access to the Google PowerMeter gadget to the energy company’s 1.4 million residential and business customers by 2011.
Google, which wants to organize energy consumption information around the world and make it available online, has been a strong advocate for a smart grid in the U.S. For more information, see the Google Web site.
