They have the right tools to make this work. Hive Technologies ( confusingly unrelated to the British government - owned smartmeter company ) is combining the unused power of smartmeters to create a supercomputer platform , used for any processor intensive task such optimizing the grid , or even analyzing an individual 's genome . It 's co - founder Eric Smith agrues that they have essentially the same power as smartphones , but without the battery concerns or frequent usage constaints .
Hive Technologies ( confusingly unrelated to the British government - owned smartmeter company ) is combining the unused power of smartmeters to create a supercomputer platform , used for any processor intensive task such optimizing the grid , or even analyzing an individual 's genome . It 's co - founder Eric Smith agrues that they have essentially the same power as smartphones , but without the battery concerns or frequent usage constaints .