Microsoft Hohm Announces Blue Line Innovations as First Device Partner

At long last, Microsoft has announced that Blue Line Innovations' PowerCost Monitor will the first partner device for Hohm, a web-based energy-monitoring application that offers in-depth personal consumption data. Hohm already automatically uploads energy use data for customers of certain utilities, but the PowerCost Monitor allows anyone living in a single-family detached home to to keep track of power use.

Blue Line's PowerCost Monitor has actually been available for years, but the company...