'Smart' Power Meter May Measure Home Compliance With Obama Carbon Caps

"If you thought Google was just a harmless Internet search engine, think again," Jerome Corsi's Red Alert warns.

Red Alert reports Google is backing Obama administration efforts to impose carbon taxes through EPA regulations declaring carbon dioxide to be noxious to human health, through cap-and-trade legislation or through hidden provisions buried deeply within an "energy bill."

"Google is also positioning to assume the role of energy police in a brave new world controlled by leftist environmentalists where emitting carbon dioxide will be tantamount to committing a crime and using more energy than absolutely needed will be considered an offense against nature, punishable by a government fine, or maybe even worse," Corsi wrote.

Dan Reicher, director of climate change and energy initiatives at Google, claimed "in general terms a carbon price will do a lot to advance the competitiveness of these technologies that offer serious climate reductions, help for our energy security, increase our domestic fuels and create all sorts of jobs."

As Red Alert has warned, Google also has an Internet-based "power meter" ready to be installed in Americans' homes so the energy police of the future can monitor how efficiently they use energy.

"Not only will excess uses of energy be punishable by fines, you might not get a government-issued license to sell your home unless you meet government-specified standards for insulation, double-paned windows and whatever else the environmental leftists decide you need to meet their standards," Corsi wrote.

Delmarva Power recently began rolling out their Smart Meter Program, and installations are beginning in this area.

On the company website, Delmarva Power President Gary Stockbridge says:

These "smart meters" represent the next generation of electric meters. They take advantage of wireless technology to enable Delmarva Power to communicate with the electric meter in your home or business, enhancing reliability and giving customers options to control their energy use.

The proposal paves the way toward eventually connecting customers' equipment to the electric grid to allow technology in the appliances to "learn" the cost implications of when and how it is operating -- translating into savings for customers. These "smart meters" also provide for better reliability in the future. For example, the meters - in conjunction with automated equipment - will give Delmarva Power the ability to remotely identify the location of outages (without customers calling in), isolate the problem and reroute crews to speed restoration.

Along with advanced meters, we plan to offer state-of-the-art thermostats.

These "smart thermostats" will be able to communicate back to Delmarva Power and allow customers to save money by altering when they use their heating and air conditioning - the primary drivers of energy in the home today.

[Isn't information technology wonderful? Think of all the money they will save on Brown Shirts.. Editor]

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