Google’s New Green Gadget: The PowerMeter

Whenever eco-pundits gather, the conversation focuses on one question: “Who is going to be the green Google?”

Now it turns out that the green Google just might be . . . Google.

Enter Google’s newest techno-innovation: The PowerMeter.

Currently in development, Google’s PowerMeter tool will soon help consumers monitor their personal energy expenditures in real-time. Once launched, not only will the tool help reduce carbon emissions by showing people where they can cut down on their individual power usage, but according to studies, it will also ultimately help save between 5-15% on one’s monthly energy bill.

Google’s reasoning is “If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it.”

So being the analytics kings that they are, Google’s new PowerMeter will help answer such pivotal questions as:

• How much does it cost to leave your TV on all day?
• What about turning your air conditioning 1 degree cooler?
• Which uses more power every month — your fridge or your dishwasher?
• Is your household more or less energy efficient than similar homes in your neighborhood?

Many thanks to TrendCentral.com.