Ever wondered exactly how your home energy bill breaks down? Microsoft has just released a new tool called Hohm that gives you a microscope on your bills.
If you’re looking for a quick tool to figure out if you need more insulation, this is not it. Hohm breaks your energy usage down to the individual appliances, building a comprehensive map of where each one of your hard earned cents go. Your annual energy outlay is transformed into easy to understand pie charts and graphs, allowing you to visualize exactly where you’re spending the most and where you can improve. At the end Hohm will present you with a list of energy saving projects you can undertake, providing details like the current cost, initial cost for installation, and payback period.