Google wants to bring smart energy metering to millions of homes.

 http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/009422.html

The PowerMeter "will show consumers their electricity consumption in near real-time in a secure iGoogle Gadget," according to the organization's website.

As we all know, their product is rarely the same as their revenue stream. Cringely identifies the other side of the coin in this post: http://www.cringely.com/2009/02/power-to-the-people/

Listen Bob's rundown: