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- by Joe Polastre|Feb 10 2009
A lot of green announcements have come down the wire this week, from IBM's "smart everything" to Cisco "EnergyWise" to Google's PowerMeter. With a number of emails questioning how the Google system works, I thought I'd explain it a bit.
First, a bit of background. Google.org is Google's philanthropic arm, focusing on innovations to make people's lives better. Energy reduction falls into this category; Google.org has invested in and supported numerous renewable energy initiatives and has funded Google's solar installation at their campus in Mountain View.
