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Google has announced its first official device partnership for Google PowerMeter. For the last several months, a few hundred Google employees have been testing a number of in-home electricity monitoring devices. Those that were lucky enough to have one of these devices installed in their homes experienced first-hand how access to high-resolution energy use information can bring about changes in behavior (PDF). So they set out to make that data easier for everyone to access and understand by sending the collected data to their Google PowerMeter software.
The TED 5000 from Energy Inc. is an energy monitor that measures electricity usage in real-time (TED stands for "The Energy Detective"). Google is now pleased to announce that anyone in North America can purchase and install the TED 5000 and see personal home energy data using the free software tool, Google PowerMeter, from anywhere the web can be accessed, including through iGoogle for mobile phones. (If you already have a TED 5000, you can download a free firmware upgrade to enable this functionality.)
Combined with Google PowerMeter, the TED 5000 device can help homeowners understand their electricity usage to save energy and money.
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