Microsoft’s Hohm hopes to overpower Google’s PowerMeter - PC World

Microsoft released an online power management application designed to help you track your home energy consumption. Called Hohm, the Web-based application also gives you personalized energy-saving recommendations such as placing new caulking on windows, removing air leaks, and installing a programmable thermostat.

Hohm provides these suggestions based on what appliances you have, your home's specific characteristics, and your energy usage patterns. If you're uncomfortable giving too much data to Microsoft, Hohm will base its recommendations on national and local energy consumption averages...