Comments on: Now Available: GridPoint's Home Energy Management Tool

By: Former Gridpoint Employee

Former Gridpoint Employee — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:13:56 +0000

I worked for Gridpoint and did work on this application. It is full of homes and there are numerous bugs. Buyer beware!

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10 Things Outta the Smart Grid World of DistribuTECH — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:07:17 +0000

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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:36:51 +0000

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By: David H Stannard

David H Stannard — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:22:35 +0000

I wonder about the payback especially here in the US. How much electricity (kwHr) and a which rate(s) and for how long before a home owner will switch. If the average American is in their home for ~3 years, the break even point needs to be relatively short OR this infrastructure will need to be subsidized.

If I'm subsidizing (ie the government and/or a utility) is it better to reduce overall consumption by funding better insulation, higher efficiency Energy Star appliances, new furnaces and water heaters, better windows over products such as C.E.S.?

I think that we are way too quick to discount the approach proposed by Microsoft Hohm although the implementation could use some revision. I've been thinking how to provide the utility customer base with a way to make better informed decisions without having to put out huge sums of money. I have some ideas, but I'm not giving away my IP.

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Now Available: GridPoint’s Home Energy Management Tool « SmartGrid Current — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:06:04 +0000

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eMeter – eMeter in the Press 2009 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:36:49 +0000

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:47:01 +0000

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By: Steve Hindman

Steve Hindman — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:15:26 +0000

Looks like the C.E.S. product costs $575 and requires a licensed electrician to install the hardware, so not everyone will be able to afford/use this product.

By: Elliott Lemenager

Elliott Lemenager — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:32:54 +0000

The reason we launched Hohm with the questionnaire so that anyone can use it - it's free and no equipment necessary. As long as a resident has a computer and internet access they can start accessing hohm and learn about ways to make their home more energy efficient. Also keep in mind that we're in beta so we're constantly working on improving Hohm and we definitely have future features lined up to deliver real-time data to residents. I’d love to get more detailed feedback from you on how we can improve Hohm you can reach out to me on Facebook (just search Microsoft Hohm) or @microsofthohm and @elemenager

Thanks,

Elliott – Online Community Manger for Hohm

By: Elliott Lemenager

Elliott Lemenager — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:23:50 +0000

I'm the community manager from Microsoft Hohm I'd love to test it out and see how it compares to Hohm. If anyone has tried it I'd love to hear your thoughts about the two and how we can improve. You can ping me @microsofthohm or @elemenager