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pimg height=183 src=http://l.yimg.com/a/feeds/us/grn/green_ecogeek/powermeter.jpg width=468 //ppMost ecogeeks have been anxiously awaiting updates on Google’s smart grid technology, the a href=http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2551/71/PowerMeter/a, which will allow homeowners to track and manage their energy use on their iGoogle homepage and, according to one Google employee who saved $3,000 in one year, significantly lower their energy bills./ppMany other smaller companies have been developing a href=http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2692/74/energy management software/a too, but we all know that Google has a track record of being a game changer and their addition to the market could allow us to see a huge increase in smart meter users and, hopefully, major gains in home energy efficiency./ppThe company has announced which utilities and their lucky customers will be the first to try out the technology on a large scale. If your utility isn’t on the list, Google plans to expand their roll out later this year. /ppHere are the first eight:/pulliGlasgow EPBbr /
Location: Glasgow, Kentuckybr /
Customers: 7,000/libr /liJEAbr /
Location: Northeast Floridabr /
Customers: 417,000/libr /liReliance Energybr /
Location: Mumbai, Delhi and Orrisa, Indiabr /
Customers: 6.8 million/libr /liSan Diego Gas Electricbr /
Location: San Diego County and Southern Orange County, Californiabr /
Customers: 1.4 million/libr /liToronto Hydro-Electric System Limitedbr /
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canadabr /
Customers: 684,000/libr /liTXU Energybr /
Location: Texasbr /
Customers: 2.2 million/libr /liWhite River Valley Electric Cooperativebr /
Location: Christian, Douglas, Ozark, Stone and Taney Counties, Missouribr /
Customers: 40,000/libr /liWisconsin Public Servicebr /
Location: Northeast and Central Wisconsin, adjacent corner of Upper Michiganbr /
Customers: 450,000/li/ulpvia a href=http://www.google.org/powermeter/partners.htmlGoogle/a/p

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