Energy and Money saving Gadget
Share There’s mint.com and other sites out there to help you get as much data as possible on your finances to help you save money. Now there’s a device that was just release by Microsoft Hohm that allows home owners to see how much energy they’re consuming in near-time (every 15 seconds). By enabling devise like the Blue Line Power Cost Monitor to connect to Hohm you will receive more detailed energy use information that you are currently getting... Read More
Get your Hohm Score and compare your energy consumption with 60 million US homes
Share Today we had a really exciting launch at Hohm today revealing a new site design and the ability to compare your home to 60 million others across the country. Simply by entering an address, you’ll get a personalized page that’s filled with information on that home. This page includes the Hohm Score for that home, an estimate of how much that home could be saving annually on energy, a comparison chart that shows how this home’s energy... Read More
Was this year’s “Earth Month” the worst ever?
Share On my plane ride over to San Francisco from Seattle for the Web 2.0 Expo I received an email from my mom that was in the Seattle Times stating “April ‘Earth Month’ our worst ever”. For the most part it was here are a few environmental distasters that happened last month. We began Earth Month by grounding a coal ship on the Great Barrier coral reef In between, Earth Month was one coal-mining disaster, refinery explosion and dead,... Read More
How Can Social Technologies Help the Environment?
Share Working on some post for Microsoft Hohm and flying to San Francisco for the web 2.0 conference, I’ve been plagued with the thought this morning on how social technologies can better support the green movement. This thought process came about when I’ was posting an article from Planet Green about the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and how your can individuals can help with this 30 mile oil slick. All of the ways to help are kind of clunky and old... Read More
Fireside chat session at GigaOm’s Green:Net 2010
Share Today Troy Batterberry, who leads the Microsoft Hohm team (the team I’m apart of) , will participate in a fireside chat session at GigaOm’s Green:Net 2010 event. The session will be shared via live webcast at 11:25 am PT on http://earth2tech.com/2010/04/29/greennet-watch-the-show-live/ - I encourage you to check it out! The daylong event will focus on how IT and communication technology will help provide consumers and companies with the... Read More
Long couple of weeks but for a good cause…
ShareThe past couple of weeks I fell off the wagon writing on my own blog however, it was for a good reason. This week we announced the shared vision of two companies Microsoft Hohm and Ford Motor Company. If you didn’t hear the new’s here’s a little glimpse of what happened. A recent study showed that 42 percent of customers say they are likely to buy a hybrid or an electric vehicle in the next two years. And, clearly, increasing numbers... Read More
How to insulate your water heater
Share Continuing the quest to give the tools to the community I manage at Microsoft Hohm we had a request to make a DIY video on How to insulate your water heater. This is a quick, inexpensive project that can help you save money and energy at home. If you have any suggestions or feedback let me know and I’ll do what I can to implement your thoughts into our next videos. Read More
Could Microsoft New Zip Code Announcement Outpace Google Powermeter?
Share The Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine posted articles on how Boulder, CO, a relatively progressive environmental city, is trying to stop their citizens from being armchair activists. “Since 2006, Boulder has subsidized about 750 home energy audits. Even after the subsidy, the audits cost each homeowner up to $200, so only the most committed signed up. Still, follow-up surveys found half didn’t implement even the simplest recommendations,... Read More
Maybe The Grinch Was Right; “He is Green”
Share Seal up your chimneys, recycle your lights maybe the Grinch was just a little bit right. For many the holiday season is just around the corner where eggnog and bad sweaters are just part of the rollercoaster. Try giving it up, and maybe rethink, most gifts end up in a landfill’s stink. So remember it comes without ribbons, it comes without tags, it comes without packages, boxes or bags. Try to think of something you’ve hadn’t before,... Read More
The Last Mile to Thanksgiving: Are You Hungry For Change?
Share Trying to come up with some blog topics around the holidays for Hohm I headed out to my parents who are always up for a cup of coffee and some strong debate early in the morning. Quickly the conversation tuned into the upcoming holiday and what is the possibility of households conserving energy by preparing food in one location while the community gathers in once place to eat. This idea was almost instantly rebutted by my dad stating that the... Read More
