It's not resurrecting Powermeter, but Google is contributing to addressing the issues that made Powermeter struggle for acceptance.
Smart electricity sysems need a focus on open markets, open standards and a range of pricing options including real-time pricing
Paving a path to intelligent energy use - Google Green Blog:
The challenge is that the rules governing electricity distribution were written for last century’s grid. That’s why Google.org is giving a $2.65M grant to the Energy Foundation to support policy reforms that will lead to more intelligent energy use. The effort will focus on three fundamental areas:Read the full article at Google Green Blog
- Smarter electricity rates that encourage consumers to be more efficient, shift their electricity use to times when it’s cheaper and produce their own on-site energy;
- Access to electricity markets for consumers and other businesses so they can be compensated for cutting energy use at key times; and
- Open data policies that give customers access to their own energy data, which they can use or share with third parties they select, promoting better energy management tools and services.
