Microsoft has discontinued its home energy monitoring service, only days after Google did likewise.
The Microsoft Hohm service allowed users to observe their energy usage online, with data provided by the user or via a third-party monitoring device.
Microsoft is dropping the service due to poor demand, the same reason Google gave for closing its PowerMeter service, earlier this week.
“The feedback from customers and partners has remained encouraging throughout Microsoft Hohm’s beta period,” Microsoft announced on its Hohm community blog.
“However, due to the slow overall market adoption of the service, we are instead focusing our efforts on products and solutions more capable of supporting long-standing growth within this evolving market.”
Current Hohm users can continue to use the service until 31 May 2012. However, with support for Google’s PowerMeter to be pulled in September 2011, the demise of Hohm will leave a gap in the market.
“Together with our partners, we will continue to develop technologies that help people and organisations reduce their impact on the environment,” said Microsoft.
