Smart meters join FacebookBurbank customers can compare their energy usage via the social networking site.
Burbank Leader: 4.03.2012 by Jason Wells
A Facebook application that allows smart-meter customers to gauge how much energy they're using compared to others went live Tuesday, Burbank officials announced.
Burbank Water and Power customers can connect their utility accounts to the Opower app via Facebook and see how they stack up to others in terms of energy consumption.
The app plays into what city officials have said is a key element of the smart meters — the ability of customers to track their consumption in near real time to better control costs.
Burbank Water and Power is one of the first utility companies to join the pilot program featuring Opower, which will allow roughly 4 million energy users from California to Chicago to create competitions and share insight. READ MORE !
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