The Personal Energy Meter (PEG): Disruptive Green Technology at Hand 

UK environmental and sustainability consultancy DIY Kyoto has a very cool new product called Wattson. A combination of energy meter and portable display, Wattson can provide real-time information about household energy consumption, displayed as both a text display of current power demand or accumulated "burn rate" of power in pounds sterling per year, and a "non-verbal" colored LED display indicating overall energy health of the house. DIY Kyoto -- which bills itself as providing products and services that "challenge & enable people to meet the Kyoto Protocol at a personal level" -- is explicit that the goal of Wattson is to make the invisible visible. http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/004115.html

PEG is better than Wattson. Far better. She will revolutionize what we mean by: Green; invasion of privacy; and survival of the planet. Take Wattson and miniaturize the concept as a wrist watch. A breakthrough technology creates its own applications, they say!

PEG is solar powered. Wattson feeds off the grid like a toaster.

The Personal Energy Meter is connected and data churned by blue tooth and/or wireless to all energy consuming appliances in your life. Taking the energy use rate of your refrig, while simultaneously allowing you to send data to turn down your office thermostat.

PEG works with the Green Energy Bank and Trust (GEBT), the server farm and mind-meld of the inventor (yours truly) and a crew of Green Niks in NorCal. GEBT connects to the subscriber's computer and graphically shows second-by-second energy usage, up to date appliance ratings and how you (gulp!) compare to your neighbor. PEG monitors your gasoline consumption, your solar roof array angle and the gunk in your gutters. Wattson can't do this stuff…

You have to wear PEG 24/7. You set all of the appliances on your computer and enjoy a web site that "bings and blares " green data analysis screens back at you.

You can talk to PEG: "Turn up the TV, Honey." Done.

GEBT also connects you to a new online barter system (OBS) so you can get other stuff with PEG Credits when you have been a smart energy saver.

It's a watch, a timer, a temperature gauge, a micro-computer; the fashion statement for our times.

Orwellian or Green-Well-Land?

Think PEG.

William Paul is a proactive business development partner and innovator for his clients and community – integrating full life cycle impact analysis, green values and sustainable outcomes through Green/sustainable services and civic participation. Find out more about William at Sustainable Business Strategies

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