The Developer’s Guide to Home Energy Management Apps

Google PowerMeter, Microsoft Hohm, and other energy management platforms are inviting developers to get on board. Here's what to expect.

While smaller home energy management startups like Tendril have been pushing their APIs and platforms for months as a way to grow and gain partnerships, recent movements by Microsoft and Google to open up the development platforms around home energy data are important steps to creating a developer community around energy information and ultimately to deliver much-needed innovation. So, what do developers need to keep in mind when working with these new energy platforms and APIs?

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