Google Energy: Google Can Now Buy and Sell ElectricityDoes this mean Google is set to become your power company? Not yet -- instead, Google wants more control over the high energy costs of its many data centers, and also aims to become carbon neutral. A Google spokesperson told CNET: "Right now, we can't buy affordable, utility-scale, renewable energy in our markets. We want to buy the highest quality, most affordable renewable energy wherever we can
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