Intel Labs is showing off technology that would allow consumers to collect and analyze environmental data and then share it over the Internet. Originally posted at Nanotech - The Circuits Blog

Dozens of companies are developing tools to get consumers involved in home energy management, but businesses are easier customers to serve, say smart-grid execs.

Investors say we've already experienced "mini bubbles" driven by hype or subsidies. But there remains a societal push for cleaner and domestic sources of energy.