Froe Mashable: Google Energy: Google Can Now Buy and Sell Electricity
Google’s ever-expanding empire has added another branch: subsidiary Google Energy has been granted an order by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to buy and sell energy at market rates.
Does this mean Google is set to become your power company? Not yet — instead, Google wants more control over the high energy costs of its many data centers, and also aims to become carbon neutral. A Google spokesperson told CNET: “Right now, we can’t buy affordable, utility-scale, renewable energy in our markets. We want to buy the highest quality, most affordable renewable energy wherever we can and use the green credits.”
Google has been working toward energy autonomy for years. Green power, nuclear discussions, geo thermal and more.
Google has become a major user of power, and a powerful force in the world.
Will they now buy and sell electric power too?
