We met up with Bob Metcalfe, inventor and Ethernet patent-holder, at Connectivity Week in Santa Clara in June. Metcalfe was the founder of 3Com Corporation and is now a venture capitalist with Polaris Venture Partners. After his keynote at the conference, Metcalfe sat down for a candid interview to talk about how the Internet is going to transform the energy industry. Click on Metcalfe's answers below to learn more...










Bob Metcalfe argues there will be a new energy network using the Internet--called the "Enernet."

As he travels around spreading his message about the Enernet, Metcalfe says he has a particular audience he is talking to about the business and technology opportunities. Click to hear more...


Metcalfe explains how he thinks the innovation that will transform the energy industry will evolve from research institutes to start-up companies. Anyone interested in hearing how technology advancements are born listen on.


According to Metcalfe, the trillion-dollar energy market is the next great opportunity that will eclipse the Internet.


Metcalfe explains how energy is the next "killer application" for the Internet--in case you didn't think it was important enough already.


Now he talks about the timeline of getting the energy industry on the Web and when we can expect the "Enernet" to become a reality.


Metcalfe says the energy industry is not immune to bubbles--such as what the telecom industry went through circa 2000. He argues the current energy bubble comes in the form of the Obama Administration's stimulus money.


Ever notice how talk of the energy industry always brings up the word "Green?" Well, Metcalfe argues we should lobby to assign the color "Blue" to talk of energy and the Internet. Listen and find out why...