New
York Times: A new app encourages people to post their
energy use on their Facebook pages and invite friends to share
their information as well. The app is available through
Opower, which works with
utility companies to promote energy efficiency to consumers by
analyzing usage and offering recommendations on how to save
energy, and money, by making small changes in energy
consumption. The software was inspired by the Obama
administration's
Green
Button initiative to challenge the utility industry to
enable its customers to download their energy usage with the
simple click of a "green button." With such data readily
available, it is hoped that people will make more informed
decisions about how they manage their household energy
use.
