I just read about this company, called Gridpoint on one of my favorite sites, "HUGG" (a take off on DIGG).
Gridpoint makes 2 products that basically "shift" energy usage using batteries and a PC all nicely packaged in one refrigerator-sized unit. So, the idea is that if you could store up cheap energy at night and then use that energy from your Gridpoint system during peak times instead of using from the grid.
Each system comes with their web-based management system that gives you a view into your consumption at different times of the day---and the energy you've saved with it.
It doesn't do much to help you conserve energy, but it does help you consume energy a bit smarter.
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