It is also aiming to help its 950 million users become more aware of environmentally - friendly options, including enabling them to
track home energy use through its Green on Facebook page.
Global Wind
Energy Council, Global Wind 2008 Report (Brussels: 2009), pp. 3, 56; Erik Shuster,
Tracking New Coal - Fired Power Plants (Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE), National
Energy Technology Laboratory, January 2009); «Nuclear Dips in 2008,» World Nuclear News, 29 May 2009; 1 megawatt of installed wind capacity produces enough electricity to supply 300
homes from American Wind
Energy Association, «U.S. Wind
Energy Installations Reach New Milestone,» press release (Washington, DC: 14 August 2006); number of
homes calculated
using average U.S. household size from U.S. Census Bureau, «2005 — 2007 American Community Survey 3 - Year Estimates — Data Profile Highlights,» at factfinder.census.gov / servlet / ACSSAFFFacts, viewed 9 April 2009, and population from U.S. Census Bureau, State & Country QuickFacts, electronic database, at quickfacts.census.gov, updated 20 February 2009.
There are many smart thermostats or smart
home device that helps us to
track and manage our
energy use, but so far, there haven't been as many smart devices focused on water consumption.
The Alphabet - owned company is best known for the Nest Learning Thermostat, an iPhone - inspired HVAC controller that promises to
track how the
home is
used and cut
energy costs without an impact on comfort.
«We don't
track green usage specifically, but from what we have seen on the usage platform over the last couple of years, we've seen people going to more
energy efficient HVACs, putting solar panels on their roof and
using geothermal to make their
home more
energy efficient.»