October 13, 2006 12:43 PM PDT
Have you ever read your electrical bill and tried to figure it out? Few have managed to decipher it. A company called Fat Spaniel is trying to capitalize on that confusion. Its system measures how much solar energy panels are generating (the green bar in the top set of graphics), how much a consumer is gobbling up, and the net savings.
The company also gives you calculations on carbon dioxide savings. It says that accurate monitoring will provide evidence for promoting solar power.
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