Comments on: Fat Spaniel: Distributed energy meets Web 2.0

The maker of a Web application for monitoring solar arrays and other distributed energy sources is publishing APIs to encourage third-party applications.

Interesting idea. However, wouldn't it be better to reuse existing standards such as IEC 61850, 61968, 61970, and OPC UA? Why reinvent the wheel?

[Manhattan2]

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[open4energy]

We are helping find participants for an on-line survey of home energy monitors. There is a list of qualifying devices and you need to be using one of them.

The study ends August 30 2009, is offering a $10.00 Starbucks card for completed surveys. We vouch for the fact that there is no "trickery" with this request.

http://www.open4energy.com/forum/home/dev/home_energy_monitoring_device_survey_0907291255

This is an important subject for we need changes to our attitude, we need to change how we use energy, and we need technology to assist us where it can help and is energy effective. If you are using a device to monitor your home energy please help with your feedback.