Google PowerMeter - bio feedback to reduce consumption

Googlers talk about our prototype product that will allow you to see detailed home energy information right on your computer.

We don't need to think of a lower energy future as returning to a cave-like existence of poverty and suffering. If we used what is available to us today, a whole lot smarter, we could be living simpler more conscious lives aware of our footprint and using only what is needed. I have always known that bio-feedback is a powerful tool for changing behaviour. I live where our water supply is what we catch on our roof and thaqt keeps us honest and in touch with the natural cycles. In a dry summer, when I'm trying to keep my vegetable garden healthy I have to use all the permaculture principles of conservation as well as be frugal in what I consume in the house. Why not have these feedback loops with other resources like electricity too?

The data collected from these smart devices is displayed on a graph and shows the amount of power used and which device is using it at any given period of time. This will allow people to make smart decisions on how to better manage their energy consumption.

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