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Energy Dept. offers prize to create mobile apps that already exist

The Daily Caller -- The Department of Energy announced Thursday a $100,000 prize for software developers to come up with mobile applications to tell consumers how much energy they are using.

But there’s already an app for that.

A quick scan of the iTunes and Android markets shows nearly two dozen existing applications that accomplish the same purpose — helping users keep track of their energy consumption at home.

The uMeter app, for example, allows consumers with Wi-Fi-enabled home energy meters to “manage and optimize their energy consumptions, in order to reduce their expenses and carbon footprint,” according to the description. Similarly, the Home Master app gives iPhone and iPad users the ability to control their lights and curtains from a mobile device.

“You can define lighting scenarios and get real

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Submitted Apr 08, 2012 By: angel4me

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Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:6,916 Points:1,891,785 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 9, 2012 2:57:21 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse OBOZO'S CRONIES AT WORK !
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,289 Points:1,649,075 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 11:19:41 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Has Dr. Chu ever bothered to do a Google/yahoo/Bing search on 'Energy apps'??? Time for a resignation app!
Jeff4U Champion Author Atlanta Posts:8,885 Points:1,878,730 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 11:17:32 PM Ignore Jeff4U Report Abuse Chu probably thought it was a good idea, that he would give himself another "A"
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,826 Points:2,167,510 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:57:47 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse On Apr 8, 2012 7:49:05 AM, rvn4me wrote: >Goes to show just how far behind this administration really is. >They dont have a clue what is going on in the real world. Not having a clue is not limited to Democrats. I distinctly remember one of the President Bushes expressing curiosity at a perfectly common grocery price scanner.
Blue48 Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,440 Points:1,664,670 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:35:41 PM Ignore Blue48 Report Abuse WHATEVER!..GOOD LUCK!
dsaine Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,145 Points:658,245 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 5:51:56 PM Ignore dsaine Report Abuse Ok
Van_Halen Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,959 Points:666,295 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 4:52:19 PM Ignore Van_Halen Report Abuse . More wasted tax payer money from the idiots at DOE and that moron Secretary of Energy Chu!
indyjim Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:10,257 Points:2,345,180 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 4:01:16 PM Ignore indyjim Report Abuse Only in America.
BlueVanGroup Champion Author Colorado Posts:7,336 Points:1,554,145 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 11:38:19 AM Ignore BlueVanGroup Report Abuse Another typical use of taxpayers' hard-earned money.
chemist74 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:13,510 Points:2,395,980 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 11:22:04 AM Ignore chemist74 Report Abuse What do you expect. People rarely work for the government unless they are very lazy or have already determined that they are incapable of earning a living at an honest job. That is why they throw so much money at companies that then go bankrupt.
eomc17 Champion Author Tucson Posts:1,840 Points:135,330 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 10:36:45 AM Ignore eomc17 Report Abuse Why does our government waste so much money. The American people need some relief and Obama's wasteful spending will ensure that the poor and lower middle class will continue to get severely punished for putting this dweeb into the White House. I thought Bush was bad but I had stable jobs, a house, and family, which I have lost during Obama;s socialist regime. I am NOT voting for this sarcastic heartless punk again.
bigt61 All-Star Author Virginia Posts:670 Points:205,300 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 10:05:08 AM Ignore bigt61 Report Abuse JimL1 said: Since none of those posting here has ever proposed developing something that they later found out already existed, we should all jump all over the Department of Energy for this one. Oh, excuse me, there are those DO NOTHINGs, who sit around all day and criticize those who try to do anything. ====================== So Jim, you're dumb enough to actually defend the feds and have time to make over 6,000 posts - where in the Federal Government do you work?
sljbc475 Champion Author Tucson Posts:4,350 Points:898,125 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 9:24:21 AM Ignore sljbc475 Report Abuse Tell the Energy Department to investigate before they give away taxpayer money.
VDubBill Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:3,765 Points:1,281,870 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 9:23:09 AM Ignore VDubBill Report Abuse Where is the app to delete Chu and the Energy Department?
bar1035 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:9,329 Points:1,323,970 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 9:09:08 AM Ignore bar1035 Report Abuse who even knows if they have a Wi-Fi-enabled home energy meter?
bigmoo63 Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:1,284 Points:84,610 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:56:58 AM Ignore bigmoo63 Report Abuse Chu's wasteful dept. Eliminate him and this dept.
bwatchingu Champion Author Arkansas Posts:1,854 Points:626,950 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:55:03 AM Ignore bwatchingu Report Abuse amusing
Norm10 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,396 Points:165,955 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:54:43 AM Ignore Norm10 Report Abuse Sounds like business as usual for the government!
billk44077 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,310 Points:657,305 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:38:50 AM Ignore billk44077 Report Abuse Government doing what it does best: WASTING MONEY
Buckeyee Champion Author Maine Posts:4,760 Points:923,125 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:17:56 AM Ignore Buckeyee Report Abuse This dept. needs to go away NOW.
car253 Champion Author Ohio Posts:6,420 Points:1,493,395 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:16:17 AM Ignore car253 Report Abuse The Department of Energy is another department we can eliminate.
Mark8601 All-Star Author Bakersfield Posts:929 Points:396,435 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:15:45 AM Ignore Mark8601 Report Abuse The goverment, man they got alot of my money to burn.
SavingInNC Champion Author North Carolina Posts:5,919 Points:1,117,265 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:10:03 AM Ignore SavingInNC Report Abuse Duh
JimL1 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:8,309 Points:1,257,520 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:08:02 AM Ignore JimL1 Report Abuse Since none of those posting here has ever proposed developing something that they later found out already existed, we should all jump all over the Department of Energy for this one. Oh, excuse me, there are those DO NOTHINGs, who sit around all day and criticize those who try to do anything. [Edited by: JimL1 at 4/8/2012 9:09:47 AM EST]
12766 Champion Author New York Posts:2,574 Points:1,509,165 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:02:35 AM Ignore 12766 Report Abuse Shows you how old the government in respect to new technology
Sickly Champion Author Minnesota Posts:3,560 Points:761,715 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:01:50 AM Ignore Sickly Report Abuse ok
TheSnowstorm Champion Author Montreal Posts:8,719 Points:1,938,180 Joined:June 2005	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:00:26 AM Ignore TheSnowstorm Report Abuse Products like this already exist in the market place, and have for some time. Everything from simple plug in meters that allow you calculate the amount of energy an appliance consumes (including what it costs you to operate) to fully programmable "smart meters) that allow you to see in real-time, what your total energy consumption is. So why the prize?
qwerty17 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,755 Points:1,142,300 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:58:52 AM Ignore qwerty17 Report Abuse brilliant.
cookined Champion Author Maine Posts:4,090 Points:2,252,495 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:58:41 AM Ignore cookined Report Abuse More Big government BULL CRAP and a waste of are tax dollars.
Jeffro61 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,398 Points:2,308,995 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:56:47 AM Ignore Jeffro61 Report Abuse Giving more of our tax dollars away. More Government waste
otherdave Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,530 Points:1,295,135 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:55:41 AM Ignore otherdave Report Abuse Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem.
mnbeancounter Champion Author Minnesota Posts:4,956 Points:1,088,565 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:54:10 AM Ignore mnbeancounter Report Abuse Washington needs to quit wasting our money. Most of the people in Washington need to be replaced
millerin Champion Author Orlando Posts:2,332 Points:487,315 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:53:41 AM Ignore millerin Report Abuse Will see.
slowpoke63 Champion Author Louisiana Posts:2,817 Points:903,890 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:53:16 AM Ignore slowpoke63 Report Abuse More wasted "energy" from the Energy Dept.
tribill Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,342 Points:2,359,610 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:53:06 AM Ignore tribill Report Abuse Whatever....
dondee118 Champion Author Kansas City Posts:9,059 Points:1,736,000 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:52:42 AM Ignore dondee118 Report Abuse Your tax dollars at work. This is why the government shouldn't be involved in anything but defense (the only thing they aren't trying to be involved in). Let the free market take care of the rest.
TuanCanCook Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:19,894 Points:683,265 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:52:31 AM Ignore TuanCanCook Report Abuse Our government does seem to be a step behind the real world eh?
bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,431 Points:544,275 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:52:21 AM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse Our gov't at work. I could use a $200 toilet seat, as well.
GaSrt8 Veteran Author Georgia Posts:331 Points:414,530 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:52:15 AM Ignore GaSrt8 Report Abuse If the US had a real energy policy. Maybe then we could do better a not throwing the tax payers money away.
blupupher Champion Author Houston Posts:3,685 Points:773,795 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:52:07 AM Ignore blupupher Report Abuse what a waste
nb52 Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:7,910 Points:1,572,600 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:51:19 AM Ignore nb52 Report Abuse They need to take away the "award and grant" money from the bureaucrats in the DOE. they do not know what they are doing.
db60 All-Star Author Indiana Posts:982 Points:211,255 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:51:04 AM Ignore db60 Report Abuse What the....
ezone Champion Author Florida Posts:2,455 Points:964,815 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:50:16 AM Ignore ezone Report Abuse Fairly typical example of out government's efficiency. DOE - now which of Obozo's brilliant Czars is that? Oh yeah, that's our old friend Steven Chu. NObama 2012.
a_lu_vasile Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,254 Points:790,150 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:50:12 AM Ignore a_lu_vasile Report Abuse I love you, Big Brother!
SpruceGuse2 Champion Author Michigan Posts:9,859 Points:2,479,460 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:49:46 AM Ignore SpruceGuse2 Report Abuse Another government folly..............
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GOBUTLER Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:1,425 Points:406,285 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:49:13 AM Ignore GOBUTLER Report Abuse Interesting...
rvn4me Champion Author Texas Posts:5,721 Points:1,518,765 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:49:05 AM Ignore rvn4me Report Abuse Goes to show just how far behind this administration really is. They dont have a clue what is going on in the real world.
hank1326 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:9,040 Points:1,759,320 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:47:54 AM Ignore hank1326 Report Abuse DOE = total waste of our tax dollars.
flatrock14 Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,780 Points:802,530 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 7:47:05 AM Ignore flatrock14 Report Abuse great idea