Comments on: For Xcel Energy Customers, Microsoft's Hohm is Now Live!

By: bayrakçı

bayrakçı — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:45:29 +0000

This is not a viable way to manage consumption before smart meters, just another MS launch that will cause more problems than it saves. This here is real.

By: bayrakçı

bayrakçı — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:25:42 +0000

They should have called it Ho-hum. I just can’t see this catching on without the necessary accessibility. This is not a viable way to manage consumption before smart meters, just another MS launch that will cause more problems than it saves. This here is real.

By: Tune Up Your PC » Post Topic » Xcel Energy Customers Now Able to Manage Home Energy Consumption with Microsoft Hohm

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:38:38 +0000

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By: Chi Tobuthole

Chi Tobuthole — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:42:59 +0000

They should have called it Ho-hum. I just can't see this catching on without the necessary accessibility. This is not a viable way to manage consumption before smart meters, just another MS launch that will cause more problems than it saves. This here is real.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:07:53 +0000

Another piece of great news from the electricity monitoring world. It’s good to see the big technology players getting involved, and making headway. Still, wouldn’t it be fantastic if Microsoft Hohm followed in the footsteps of Google PowerMeter and partnered with a monitoring device to make their program accessible to all consumers, rather than relying on the halting march of smart meter implementation? PowerMeter’s partnership with TED 5000 (more on that here http://www.energycircle.com/blog/2009/10/09/ted-5000-runs-google-powermeter-here-now ) could be seen as a similar opt-in model. The device costs a couple hundred bucks, which is certainly a roadblock for the average utility customer; but research has shown that it’s not unlikely to save 15% or so on an electricity bill once you have access to monitoring data – so it’s an investment that pays off. It will be interesting to see what steps Hohm ends up taking in the future.

By: Rise & Shine: November 13, 2009 | Sweet Solar Home

Rise & Shine: November 13, 2009 | Sweet Solar Home — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:15:02 +0000

[...] collecting and recycling photovoltaic modules next year. UTILITY INDUSTRY & REGULATORY NEWS For Xcel Energy Customers, Microsoft Hohm is Now Live The news is also important because it shows how companies are building ways for customers to start [...]