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First Microsoft Hohm Gadget Has Launched

Sarah Perez — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:01:00 GMT

Microsoft is launching its first Hohm-enabled gadget courtesy of a partnership with Blue Line Innovations, a Canadian-based company which sells energy monitoring and management devices. Hohm, for those unaware, is a web service designed to help consumers monitor and analyze their energy consumption and then make recommendations for cost-savings measures.

Previously, using the Hohm website, the Q&A section would have to be filled out based on what you knew about your home – but unless you already had energy-monitoring gadgets installed, your answers were estimates in several cases.

Now, with the new Hohm PowerCost Monitor and WiFi Gateway, you’ll have hard data.

The device hooks up to your home’s power meter (no wiring required!) and reads actual usage. The details are transmitted to your Microsoft Hohm account which displays the data in near real-time graphs and charts (delays are 30 seconds or so). You can also view the data from a mobile device, if desired.

This is only the beginning for Hohm-enabled gadgets: Microsoft plans to connect Hohm with smart plugs, thermostats, HVAC systems, electric vehicles (it’s already in the Ford Focus Electric) and more.

The Blue Line PowerCost Monitor and Wi-Fi Gateway are available today from Blue Line Innovations and through select retailers like Frys, Amazon, and Microsoft stores. The complete package of PowerCost Monitor and Wi-Fi Gateway is available for $249, the Wi-Fi Gateway is also sold separately for $159.

Ford Sync and Microsoft Hohm Team Up

Larry Larsen — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:40:00 GMT

Ford and Microsoft had a recent announcement where we're teaming up to help people who charge their vehicles to do it when it has the least impact on the grid, and hopefully at a time that saves the user money. Hohm is a Microsoft sponsored program to let people identify where their power is going, compare that to others around them, and a way to determine what changes you can make that results in lower energy use as well as save money on your energy bill. Right now Hohm works using analysis based on characteristics of your home that you feed it, long term the idea is that all of our devices will be part of a smart home system that give you consumption patterns, diagnostics, and control at distance.

Microsoft Hohm Comes to Ford

Sarah Perez — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:53:00 GMT

Microsoft Hohm, the energy monitoring and management software, will soon be integrated into Ford vehicles, starting with the Ford Focus Electric. In the coming years, it will be made available on the company’s plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs), too.

Ford cars with the software installed will help drivers know when they need to recharge their cars, suggesting times when it’s best to charge based on the usage patterns and loads of the nearby utilities.

Drivers will be told at what hours they can save the most money when charging and utilities can better manage the increasing demands for electricity through the use of this Internet-connected, in-car software. Combined efforts between Microsoft, Ford and the utilities (Microsoft partners with five utilities so far), will help make the transition from gas to electric easier for all involved.

Introducing Microsoft Hohm - Save Energy & Money

Nic Fillingham — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:03:00 GMT

Today, Microsoft announced Microsoft Hohm. That's Hohm as in H + OHM, the unit of measurement for electrical impedance.

Microsoft Hohm is a free web based application (running on the Windows Azure platform) that enables consumers to better understand their energy usage by utilizing advanced analytics licensed from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy to provide home owners with personalized energy-saving recommendations.

The beta is now available to all residents in the United States with plans to roll out internationally over the next year and beyond.

Troy Batterberry joined me in the studio to walkthrough Microsoft Hohm and explain how the service can help you reduce your energy consumption, lower your carbon footprint and save some real money.

Sign up & more info: www.microsofthohm.com

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