Yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted Google Energy’s request to purchase and resell wholesale energy.  Google Energy was formed in December for this purpose.  Google claims that the group was formed to regulate its own energy costs, but with the grant specifically allowing the reselling of purchased bulk energy, it opens the doors for Google to compete in a wholly new market selling to consumers even.

So now Google is in the data storage, ISP, mobile device, hardware, software, and now the energy market.  For all the resources that Google provides that I use and inasmuch as I like how much they make my life easier, this may have been one step too far.  Any thoughts?

[more here on CNET]