Before the theories start going <i>too</i> crazy, I'm going to venture a guess that this has to do with their datacenters. Didn't google build a hydroelectric dam somewhere in the northwest to power one?<p>I'm guessing they're just looking to sell off the excess energy they're producing at places like that, I doubt they're looking to become your utility company.
Q&A: Google’s Green Energy Czar<p><a href="http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/qa-googles-green-energy-czar/" rel="nofollow">http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/qa-googles-gree...</a>