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June 12, 2014

Google seeks to transform century-old US utility industry
Mountain View CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2014
Google, already the world's most popular search engine and dominant player in retail, entertainment, education, and even self-driving cars, now wants to revamp the US energy industry. It is looking to make the delivery of electricity more efficient. Bloomberg News reported that Google is planning to tap into America's more than $360 billion power market. The company is in the early stages of developing and building software and hardware that will better manage the effective flow of energy to homes ... read more

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