Google to take PowerMeter, Health products off life support

Google to take PowerMeter, Health products off life support

Google on Friday announced that it’s pulling the plug on Google Health and Google PowerMeter, two products in its lineup that haven’t been as popular as services such as Gmail, Chrome, or Maps.

The Federal Trade Commission is about to start a large-scale antitrust investigation to examine “fundamental issues relating to Google’s core search advertising business.” The investigation could involve examining the scope of Google’s wide array of products and their relation to its incredible … Continue Reading

Sempra Energy: Consumers are slowly embracing Google PowerMeter

Sempra Energy: Consumers are slowly embracing Google PowerMeter

An executive from San Diego’s electric utility today shared the early results of a pilot program with Google’s PowerMeter technology.

Lee Krevat is the smart grid director at Sempra Energy, which owns San Diego Gas & Electric, and he spoke this afternoon at VentureBeat’s GreenBeat conference at Stanford University. Sempra was one of the early partners on PowerMeter, Google’s effort to provide data to consumers about how much energy they’re using, when they’re using it, … Continue Reading

Google PowerMeter even less dependent on smart meters with new Current Cost partnership

Sempra Energy: Consumers are slowly embracing Google PowerMeter

An executive from San Diego’s electric utility today shared the early results of a pilot program with Google’s PowerMeter technology.

Lee Krevat is the smart grid director at Sempra Energy, which owns San Diego Gas & Electric, and he spoke this afternoon at VentureBeat’s GreenBeat conference at Stanford University. Sempra was one of the early partners on PowerMeter, Google’s effort to provide data to consumers about how much energy they’re using, when they’re using it, … Continue Reading

DEMO: New innovations for the smart, open power grid

Sempra Energy: Consumers are slowly embracing Google PowerMeter

An executive from San Diego’s electric utility today shared the early results of a pilot program with Google’s PowerMeter technology.

Lee Krevat is the smart grid director at Sempra Energy, which owns San Diego Gas & Electric, and he spoke this afternoon at VentureBeat’s GreenBeat conference at Stanford University. Sempra was one of the early partners on PowerMeter, Google’s effort to provide data to consumers about how much energy they’re using, when they’re using it, … Continue Reading