Google Releases PowerMeter API to Developers, Following Microsoft's Lead

Google's entrance into the energy management space hasn't exactly been subtle--the company has already invested millions in renewable energy projects, applied for (and received) a license to buy and sell energy on the open market, and publicly announced that it wants to make renewable energy cheaper than coal. But Google's PowerMeter energy-tracking software has remained under the rader, mostly because Google opted to team up with just two device partners--The Ted 5000 in the U.S. and...