1. The first smart meter reader that supports Google Powermeter to monitor your home usage through an online interface, which was developed by Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org. Monthly subscription costs: £3.

    Besides the obvious “Google: why? Since when is my personal energy use part of your mission ‘to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful’?”; there is also the question: why offer this as a paid service when this is a philanthropic initiative?