Google Applies To Become Energy Marketer 160
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."
I rather doubt (Score:5, Funny)
Google reportedly does not have plans to actively become an energy broker, a la Enron."
I rather doubt anyone has plans to be "a la Enron"
Re:One more step to another antitrust suit (Score:5, Funny)
Well, we can do a search to find out what they are up to.
m$ could easily generate more energy than Google (Score:2, Funny)
if at Ballmers next team talk all the employees pulled out their Nexus Ones to photograph him.
I've heard that... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Uh huh. (Score:5, Funny)
2011: Google Lobby, LLC
2012: Google Government, LLC
2014: Google Arms, LLC
2016: Google Earth software is renamed "Google Globe" to avoid collision with the name of Google's corporate planet.
Re:Uh huh. (Score:4, Funny)
2018: Google Wars begin.
2023: Google Wars end.
2024: Google Matrix goes live.
Google Electricity (Score:3, Funny)
Does this mean every time I turn on a lamp I'm going to get hit with half a dozen ads for matching coffee tables?
Or should I just flip the light switch marked "I'm feeling lucky?"
Re:Uh huh. (Score:5, Funny)
In the year 2525
If mankind is still alive
You can google into your DNA
And download the perfect thing to say...
Re:I also heard on NPR this morning... (Score:5, Funny)
We have a word for that in German: Datenkrake.
Fits pretty well in English too: Data kraken.
Wants to get its hands on so many things, that it has developed tentacles. ;)
Re:Uh huh. (Score:5, Funny)
BURMA SHAVE
Re:Uh huh. (Score:3, Funny)
If man is still alive
Google God will listen while you pray
Check your karma then answer yea or nay
whoa whoa
Re:Uh huh. (Score:2, Funny)