Transcript Google PowerMeter

Save energy.
Save money.
Make a difference
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