Google Buzz, Fiber and Their Place in the Smart Grid

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Google pushed the hype machine into overdrive on two fronts this week. First it sprinkled some social networking features on Gmail and released Google Buzz. It quickly followed up with an announcement revealing plans to test a high-speed fiber-to-the-home network encompassing up to 500,000 households. The effect of those moves on their respective markets is already the subject of some interesting debates, but what impact (if any) will they have on Google’s forays into the home energy management space? Are they signs of a smart grid strategy that’s starting to fall into place? Let’s have a look.

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Pedro Hernandez

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