Hohm
Microsoft Hohm was an online web application by Microsoft that enabled consumers to analyze their energy usage and provided energy saving recommendations.
History
[edit]Announced on June 24, 2009, Microsoft Hohm was built on the Windows Azure cloud operating system.[1] Microsoft licensed the Home Energy Saver energy simulation program developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to drive Microsoft Hohm.[2] It was publicly released on July 6, 2009.
Home Energy Saver and Hohm received an R&D 100 Award in 2010.[3]
Fate of Hohm
[edit]The Hohm service was discontinued on May 31, 2012, due to a lack of consumer uptake.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mundie on Microsoft's 'Hohm' energy push". 2010-04-04.
- ^ "Microsoft Licenses Berkeley Lab's Home Energy Saver Code for Its Energy Management Software". News Center. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ "Meet the R&D 100 Winners for 2010". R&D Magazine. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- ^ "Microsoft Hohm Service Discontinuation". Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- "Microsoft Reveals Its Energy Management Tool: Hohm". 2009-05-24.
- "Microsoft Hohm scores home energy efficiency". 2010-05-26.
- "New York Auto Show: Ford, Microsoft and E.V.'s". The New York Times. 2010-03-31.
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