by Hermilia C. Banayat-Nas(16th entry)
Google Energy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of (roll music) Google. And, according to news Google Energy was granted the right to sell energy, capacity and services.
When Google finally pushes through its [sure] plan of putting up solar panels it does NOT have to deal with energy production limits because of this grant. It could simply state that the surplus power is up for sale to the public.
Contrast.
There is a difference between an energy/power producer and a telecommunications provider, but that is only on the type of services these types of companies provide. In the Philippines, a power producer and a telecommunications provider both enjoy (have the privilege?) being "public utilities." Contrasted to the Google Energy scenario, even before public utilities in the Philippines engaged in providing the kind of technology that Google provides they were already enjoying certificates of public convenience and necessity (CPC/N).
Unlike the Google Energy scenario, where Google was given the opportunity to expand because of its public utility license, public utilities in the Philippines are limited to the services they were allowed to engage in, as stated in their CPC/Ns. And although Google and telecommunications companies do not provide identical services, as Google is a search engine, the commonality between them--of internet-based services--the coming of new technology both gave these companies opportunities to expand.
We know now that the issue facing Philippine telecommunication companies lie on whether or not a service is a value-added. This along with the issue of internal business expansion, limitations to CPC/Ns and private ownership teach us one thing: do not anticipate the unknown.
See related article at http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/02/google-can-sell-power-like-a-utility/
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