Comments on: The Developer Guide to Home Energy Management Apps

By: 10 Things Outta the Smart Grid World of DistribuTECH

10 Things Outta the Smart Grid World of DistribuTECH — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:08:46 +0000

[...] the example of many startups, as well as IT giants such as Google and Microsoft, which both plan to open their nascent home energy management platforms to third-party developers as well. It’s all part of a growing push toward opening smart grid data [...]

By: The Developer Guide to Home Energy Management Apps at Smart Places

The Developer Guide to Home Energy Management Apps at Smart Places — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:21:38 +0000

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By: Smart Grid Data: Too Much For Privacy, Not Enough For Innovation?

Smart Grid Data: Too Much For Privacy, Not Enough For Innovation? — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:01:17 +0000

[...] new tools to help consumers save energy. Both Google and Microsoft are working on opening their home energy management systems to third party developers and a host of startups are working on devices and software that will interact with smart grid [...]

By: Homer Automation

Homer Automation — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:34:26 +0000

It's a start, but a slowing one.

And will all utilities supply this information for free? Probalby this will bring a price war on the Utilities market. Will this be interesting for the big players?

By: Get Your Open Source Home Energy Developer Kit, Courtesy of People Power

Get Your Open Source Home Energy Developer Kit, Courtesy of People Power — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:07:48 +0000

[...] a growing number of options out there for aspiring home energy app makers — this morning wireless energy management startup People Power released its software [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:21:22 +0000

I wish I could get my hands on this software. My utility has no plans for this :(

By: dan

dan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:40:50 +0000

I think it all boils down to bottom line, right? They'll want the data if it's near free, why not? So up to big players like Google/Microsoft. Consumers will respond if price jumps up, like $4 gas, so up to policy maker and utilities there.

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Different Shapes and Styles of Shoji lamps | Shoji Lamp — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:05:03 +0000

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By: Michael Colvin

Michael Colvin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:19:21 +0000

The question becomes, will the end-use consumer want this data and will they want to respond to the price signals?

By: Elliott

Elliott — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:34:28 +0000

Great post! At Microsoft opening up the SDK is one part to push for innovative ideas. Our communities have been playing a large part in all of our updates for Hohm as well and the more feedback we can get the better Hohm will be. Reach out to us on Facebook and Twitter if you have some ideas of your own. Katie thanks for the mention.

Elliott Online Community manager for Hohm