Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps

cleanbreak.ca 01 Sep '12, 11pm

Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps

Tim Johnson is a self-described energy geek, the kind of guy who has the website of Ontario’s electricity system operator set as his home page. While the rest of us are busy on Twitter reading about Avril Lavigne’s engagement to Nickelback front man Chad Kroeger, Johnson is combing through hourly data on the operation of the province’s grid. How much electricity are we using? What types of generation are meeting demand? Is there enough supply? How much are we importing and exporting? People who are passionate about the industry — myself included — live and breathe this stuff. We tend, however, to assume that the general public has the same level of interest or knowledge. “But the complexity has outpaced the level of communication that industry is providing to consumers,” said Johnson. “It’s a shame, because we really have an interesting story here in Ontario.” We are all “...

Full article: http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2012/09/01/ontario-startup-aims-...

Tweets

@Energy_Mobile » 06 Sep '12, 1pm
RT @Renew_EnergyPH: #Ontario creating #renewableenergy awareness through the use of #mobile #apps [link] #gridwatch #energ ...
@Renew_EnergyPH » 06 Sep '12, 9am
#Ontario creating #renewableenergy awareness through the use of #mobile #apps [link] #gridwatch #energy #power
@pilarpes » 02 Sep '12, 9pm
Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps [link] via @zite
@PBoveyArmstrong » 02 Sep '12, 5pm
RT @SWITCHOntario: Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps - [link] #energy #Ontario
@greenexistence » 02 Sep '12, 3pm
Clean Break » Blog Archive » Ontario startup aims to boost energy ...: Last June, the Ottawa resident founded a ... [link]
@andyschonberger » 02 Sep '12, 2pm
"Right now, you're likely paying more for your cell phone than your power" @energy_mobile's Tim Johnson @Go2CleanBreak [link]
@TopTwit_News » 02 Sep '12, 12am
Clean Break » Blog Archive » Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps [link] via @newspin
@EarthKnowledge » 02 Sep '12, 12am
Alternative Energy: Technology: Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps: Filed under:... [link]
@NevvusPowergard » 02 Sep '12, 12am
Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps: Filed under: Energy News [link] alternative energy
@FreePhoneEnergy » 02 Sep '12, 12am
Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps [link] [plz RT]
@lectricmagnetic » 02 Sep '12, 12am
Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps: Filed under: Energy News [link]
@Go2CleanBreak » 01 Sep '12, 11pm
Ontario start-up aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps [link]
@GreenEnergyDeca » 01 Sep '12, 11pm
Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps: Tim Johnson is a self-described energy geek,... [link]
@HomeScienceBlog » 04 Sep '12, 4pm
Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps [link]
@EcolGuy » 02 Sep '12, 7pm
Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps [link]
@SWITCHOntario » 02 Sep '12, 3pm
Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps - [link] #energy #Ontario
@7y5 » 02 Sep '12, 11am
Clean Break » Blog Archive » Ontario startup aims to boost energy ... [link]
@Energy_Pulse » 02 Sep '12, 12am
Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps: Filed under: Energy News [link]
@lectricmagnetic » 02 Sep '12, 12am
Ontario startup aims to boost energy literacy through mobile apps: Filed under: Energy News [link]