Keeping track of sun's power  Solar energy monitor doesn't sound
exciting, but it could take financial sting out of putting
panels on a building.  Fat Spaniel Technologies is spying on the
sun.  The San Jose, Calif.-based start-up, which plans to
announce that it has raised $7 million in its first round of
funding on Monday, has come up with a system for monitoring how
much energy is being collected by solar panels on a roof. Fat
Spaniel says the technology could change some of the economics
around solar power.  The system consists of a small device that
links up to existing solar equipment and monitors energy
collection. The data it gathers is then fed into servers at Fat
Spaniel, where it's digested and distributed via PC or cell
phone to the consumer, the utility company, the solar installer
and/or others who need to know the information.  "Right now, you
know how much you use, but not what percentage comes off the
grid," said Chris Beekhuis, chief technology officer at Fat
Spaniel.  Monitoring how well so