Facebook & Opower Creating Social Energy Efficiency App

October 19th, 2011 by Zachary Shahan

Quick News: Facebook and Opower are working with the Natural Resources Defense Council to develop a Facebook app that will encourage more people to pay attention to their energy consumption and energy efficiency. The social energy app will allow people to compare their energy use with the energy use of an average U.S. home of a similar size, and with the energy use of their friends’ homes. In addition, the Facebook app will allow people to share energy saving tips with other app users. And, of course, there will be energy-saving competitions.

Read more on sister site Green Building Elements: Facebook, Opower Developing Social Energy Efficiency App

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