After Google, Oracle, Accenture and several startups announced last year their development of Web applications or platforms to monitor household energy, IBM is announcing that they too want to help you monitor your energy.
Part of IBM Smarter Planet program, the project follows the Smarter Building initiative. The technology analyzes real-time electricity usage including individual appliances [...]

Today, Google announced its new Google PowerMeter. Although still in prototype mode, when ready it will receive information from utility smart meters, such as the one we provide at PG&E [see picture], and energy management devices.  Anyone who signs up with Google will get access to her home electricity consumption right on her iGoogle homepage.  [...]