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Google Checks Out The PC of Renewable Energy

by Pat Coate | March 22, 2009
"We could have 10,000 of these sitting in a city, networked -- it's like a virtual utility."
- Chad Maglaque, inventor

Mountain View, California, USA - Imagine you could go to Home Depot and for a few hundred dollars purchase an appliance that plugs in like a blender and generates a chunk of the energy your home needs, renewable and emissions-free.

This dream may be just 12-to-18 months from stores.

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