Dive Summary:
- Google will be funding the Energy Foundation with a $2.65 million grant to support policy reforms in three areas in finds key to the modernization of the smart grid.
- The areas Google wishes to focus on are smart electricity rates that encourage customer efficiency, greater access to electricity markets, and open data policies that give customers access to their usage.
- In the past, Google has chosen to influence policy on its own, making its Energy Foundation funding a change in the company's usual approach.
From the article:
"What if instead of a monthly bill we had access to more real-time and actionable information about our electricity consumption?" Terrell wrote. "What if our appliances, air conditioners, and lights adjusted automatically to use energy more efficiently and save money? If we did this in every home it would help improve the reliability of the grid and save billions of dollars." ...