Microsoft Hohm dashboard

Microsoft, too, is getting into the home energy management business with Hohm, a Web application. So far, Microsoft has signed deals with a couple of utilities so consumers can have bill information fed into the application. Beyond that, Hohm provides advice on how to lower home energy through a long questionnaire. Since its beta release in June, thousands of customers have registered to use Hohm, according to a Microsoft representative.

This caption was updated at 12:00 p.m. PT on November 20 with comment from a Microsoft representative.

November 20, 2009 3:58 AM PST

Photo by: Microsoft

| Caption by: Martin LaMonica