Google vs Utilities

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According to Google the State of California should require its big utilities to give near real-time pricing information to every smart meter-enabled customer by the end of next year. California’s big three utilities Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric have raised plenty of objections to that deadline. 

The debate, which could influence smart grid policies across the country, underscores an important difference between the two things Google wants utilities to provide, energy “usage” data versus “pricing information.” 

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