Hohm on smart phone

One way to get home electricity data into consumers' hands is through a smart meter and utility network, but a home broadband connection offers another route. Microsoft partnered with the maker of the PowerCost Monitor to use Wi-Fi to transmit electricity usage from a meter and view it on the Web using Microsoft's Hohm Web application. Once online, people can check real-time and historical energy data from any Web-enabled device. As with many of these monitoring products, the idea is that giving people more detailed information about electricity use makes it easier to take steps to conserve.