1. See also M. Venables, Smart Meters make Smart Consumers;Steve Lohr;Digital Tools Help Users Save Energy, Study Finds,2007
2. Are We Ready to Track Carbon Footprints?;See John Tierney;N.Y. TIMES,2008
3. Comments of American Electric Power Corporation on Draft Recommendations for Proposed Measurement and Verification Business Practice Standards for Demand Response Programs Administered in Wholesale Markets that May be the Subject of Individual Tariffs Filed and Approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at 4;American Electric Power Service Corporation has asked the North American Energy Standards Board that the "Meter Data Reporting Interval" standard be set at five minutes. See Jim Sorrels & Dan Francis,2007