Today, Google submitted comments to the California Public Utility
Commission sharing our perspective that everyone should have access to
their energy consumption information in near real-time and suggesting
a few ideas for how the Commission could encourage the availability of
this information.
Comments:  http://www.google.org/powermeter/cpuc.html

Our key points include:

- Consumers should have direct access in real-time to their own
electricity usage and pricing information.
- Access to usage and pricing information should be available at no
direct cost to the consumer.
- The data should be made available in a standardized, open format,
freely available to third parties with permission from the consumer.

You can follow this proceeding and see other comments on the CPUC website here.
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/Published/proceedings/R0812009.htm