Google PowerMeter comes online in Germany
Utility customers in the U.S. are still waiting for widespread roll out of Google PowerMeter, the search engine’s new home energy monitoring system that allows users to view their energy consumption on their iGoogle homepages in real time. And yesterday, German homeowners and businesses using utility Yello Strom beat them to the punch.
Now, all of Yello Strom’s customers have the ability to add the PowerMeter widget to their iGoogle pages to actively keep tabs on… Continue Reading
Cisco, German utility Yello Strom team for Smart Grid pilot project
Cisco Systems has recently stepped up its participation in the Smart Grid — the formation of a cleaner, more efficient electrical grid. Two weeks ago, it formed a coalition of Smart Grid companies that agreed to ensure interoperability between their devices and services. Today, it announced that it is partnering with top German utility Yello Strom, to roll out a Smart Grid pilot program aimed at giving energy consumers the information they need to cut… Continue Reading
German utility Yello Strom steals the smart grid spotlight — at least for today
The net is abuzz today with talk of Yello Strom, the German utility that reportedly takes smart grid technology and web integration to the max with its new Sparzahler meter — rivaling U.S. utilities that are just beginning to adopt green initiatives. But, on closer inspection, it’s simply the first to integrate a lot of features that debuted in the U.S.
For example, one of the Sparzahler’s celebrated features is that it’s the first European smart meter… Continue Reading