For example, if you call up your local utility and ask for your neighbor's consumption, they will tell you to get lost. If Google can get access to this data, t

For example, if you call up your local utility and ask for your neighbor's consumption, they will tell you to get lost. If Google can get access to this data, they will have a powerful and unfair competitive advantage. Most utility companies don't know what your energy usage is until a guy comes out and looks at your meter. What Google is doing is developing a web interface for more intelligent meters which are being rolled out with Obama's stimulus package.