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Will the Green Button Report Real Time Power Usage?
When I think about real time power usage data, I am thinking about data that is being made available that very second. Data that is being reported in real time is like watching a football game live. You know that the running back just added 10 yards on to his total because you just saw the run on the T.V. That's real time.
It is being reported that the Green Button program being offered by many power companies allows customers with a Smart Meter to see their power usage in real time,…
ContinueAdded by Don Ames on August 9, 2012 at 8:00pm — 6 Comments
Pushing This Green Button Will Lower Your Power Bill
Let's take a closer look at the Green Button and see if it is more than just an adult toy. According to Obama and other government supporters, the Green button is going viral. Ya, right, I don't believe it.
There has been several efforts in previous years to get power companies to "sign on" to programs that allow electric and gas customers to see how much energy they are using right there and then. The theory is that households that have energy usage data readily available will use…
ContinueAdded by Don Ames on August 2, 2012 at 8:06pm — 12 Comments
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