Comments on: PowerMeter: Proof positive Google wants to run your life

By: ChristophMarloh

ChristophMarloh — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:53:58 +0000

PowerMeter is the remake of an age old dream of the home appliance industry. It is intended to unleash a 1950s style consumer investment cycle.
See here for the Windows version (A.D. 2000):
“Microsoft Enables Unified Standard for Home-Control Networking”
http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2000/j...
Today this kind of tinkering is an obvious candidate to “save” us from the Great Depression. As if the current breakdown was caused by too little consumer spending.
Next one, please.

By: HereAndNow

HereAndNow — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:21:20 +0000

The good thing about Google getting involved is that is DOES raise awareness…often times at the global level. And once people see their energy use quantified in terms of $$, CO2, etc. they might start to pay attention.

Presumably there will be some type of API available for data retrieval & control, so lots of other companies, besides Google, will be able to market creative applications for it.

By: The Matrix

The Matrix — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:50:11 +0000

The Machines win in the end, dummy.

By: Peter Antypas

Peter Antypas — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:23:11 +0000

The majority of the US population is not only energy illiterate, but doesn't have any interest in learning about it either. Save for a tiny minority of geeks, the average person has no time, energy (pun intended) or motivation to monitor their energy use. Something pretty fundamental has to change in order for people to get really involved.

By: john connor

john connor — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:53:50 +0000

google needs to stick to what it does already, because the second i think its about to turn into cyberdyne i'll lead the jihad to crush them