Feb. 2, 2012: New Online Tool to Help Consumers Manage Electricity Use and Save Money
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced that federal officials joined with utility and technology executives in Silicon Valley to announce a new online tool designed to allow consumers in California and other states to download their household energy use information and help them save energy and reduce their utility bills.
Two of California’s three largest utilities — Pacific Gas & Electric and San Diego Gas & Electric — launched “Green Button,” a new feature on their websites that will let nearly six million households representing about 17 million electricity consumers download their own detailed energy usage information with the click of a button. In addition, Southern California Edison (California’s second largest utility), Glendale Power & Light, Oncor, Pepco Holdings Inc, and several other utilities across the country that collectively serve an additional 11.3 million households also plan to make the feature available later this year.