On its official company blog, Google said it is developing a smart grid tool called Google PowerMeter that will show home energy consumption almost in real time on a user's computer.

在其官方博客上，Google表示它正在开发一个叫做PowerMeter智能电网工具，该工具几乎可以实时地在用户电脑上显示家里的能源消耗状况。

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We were able to create time- and volume-dependent tariffs, but eventually we'll need to make tariffs that depend on weather, energy availability, grid load, and other variables.

我们能够创建依赖于时间和用电量的价格表，但是以后还需要依赖于天气、供电能力、电网负载和其他因素的价格表。

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These efforts will provide invaluable data on the benefits and cost-effectiveness of the Smart Grid, including energy and cost savings.

这些努力会为智能电网的效益，成本效益提供无价的数据，包括能源和成本节省。

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The energy generated is fed straight into the club's electricity control cabinet where a grid-tie inverter pumps energy back on to the grid.

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It could facilitate investments in electric grid improvements that enable long-distance transmission of renewable energy, as well as provide consistent long-term policy on grid upgrades and electric vehicle charging that makes utility investments predictably worthwhile.

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Those demand spikes are unavoidable mini-disasters for energy companies -- their own grid doesn't have the power on hand, and the utility has to buy it elsewhere -- competing with other utilities trying to keep the lights on for their customers.

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