Google partners with UK based AlertMe for home energy monitoring and management

Google, through their PowerMeter product have partnerered with AlertMe and British Gas to offer a home energy management solution that allows consumers to monitor and manage their home energy use via iGoogle. This is the only UK Google PowerMeter product available in the UK although at £99 per year, it is a little way from being free, Google’s favourite price, to consumers yet. In June 2009, AlertMe announced an £8 million Series B round of funding from leading clean technology investors including Good Energies, Index Ventures, SET VP, and Vantage Point, bringing the total amount raised to £13 million.

In June 2009, AlertMe announced an £8 million Series B round of funding from leading clean technology investors including Good Energies, Index Ventures, SET VP, and Vantage Point, bringing the total amount raised to £13 million.