Google Applies To Become Energy Marketer

necro81 writes "Google consumes massive amounts of electrical energy to power its data centers across the country and world. Now it has created a subsidiary, Google Energy LLC, and applied (pdf) to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to become a utility-scale energy trader. Google's stated aim is to be able to purchase renewable energy directly from producers at bulk rates, pursuing its goal of becoming carbon neutral. It is likely that Google Energy would also permit Google's own renewable energy projects to sell their energy at more favorable rates. Google reportedly does not have plans to actively become an energy broker, a la Enron."

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I've been suspicious for a while

[GodfatherofSoul]

One day, it hit me how much access that Google has to my life and my data. I still use gmail, but I uninstalled all of the Google desktop applications from my home and work machines. I now actively avoid Google applications that in any way can be associated with my person.