Microsoft’s Hohm Compares Your Energy Consumption to 60 Million Homes
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Microsoft has been working away at improving their Hohm platform – the energy management website they built for people interested in monitoring and minimizing their energy use. One of the features that most companies focusing on dashboards for energy management are determined to include is allowing a user to compare their consumption to that of similar households. It sparks that competitive spirit and boosts how often peopl…Read the full story on TreeHugger
15 Green Apps For Your New Apple iPad
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If you know us here at TreeHugger, you know how we feel about smart phone apps. We love them. They’re often just so darn handy for living a greener life, from helping out with transportation to shopping to home energy management. And so, you’ll probably guess that we’re excited to watch iPad apps slowly roll out so that this new gadget has a green purpose. There are already a good handful we like, and they’re listed here, including th…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Green:Net 2010: Microsoft and Google Swap Notes on How to Look at Energy Management Market (Video)
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On a panel at Green:Net, Microsoft Hohm’s Troy Batterberry and Google PowerMeter’s Edward Lu talk about the very different perspectives the two companies take on the market for energy management. While Google sees this as an interesting field worth pursuing and eventually figuring out how to monetize it, Microsoft is looking specifically about how to build a business around home energy management and data platforms. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
CES 2010 – Green Tour Highlights Energy Management, Efficiency and Solar Power
CEA was kind enough to put together a tour showing off a handful of the greener aspects of CES 2010, including highlighting home energy management, energy efficiency of electronics, and gadgets going solar. Zipping through the tradeshow floor, we caught up with Control4, Panasonic and Regen. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
IT Will Play Key Role in Obama’s Order for Federal Energy Efficiency
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It was just a few months ago that we wrote about the Department of Energy frittering away $23 million a year for dumb IT energy management mistakes. Now, there won’t be any excuse – for any federal agency – thanks to Executive Order 13514 requiring tighter energy efficiency targets. Taking a close look at IT departments will go a long way in…Read the full story on TreeHugger