Business management system and method for a deregulated electric power market using cooperatively produced estimates
First Claim
1. A business management method with interaction between an electrical energy supplier and a plurality of customer energy consumers, said method comprising the steps of:
- said customer energy consumers and said electrical energy supplier cooperatively producing respective electricity load profiles for use by said electrical energy supplier;
said electrical energy supplier aggregating said respective projected electricity load profiles; and
said electrical energy supplier making decisions based on said respective projected electricity load profiles on any of;
bidding on additional power, offering excess power on energy exchanges, and offering specials discounts to favored consumers.
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Abstract
A business management method with interaction between an electrical energy supplier and a plurality of customer energy consumers. The method includes the steps of: the customer energy consumers and the electrical energy supplier cooperatively producing respective electricity load profiles for use by the electrical energy supplier; the electrical energy supplier aggregating the respective projected electricity load profiles; and the electrical energy supplier making decisions based on the respective projected electricity load profiles on any of: bidding on additional power, offering excess power on energy exchanges, and offering specials discounts to favored consumers. The method is likewise applicable to other commodities such as a water supply, fuel gas supply, or the like.
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1. A business management method with interaction between an electrical energy supplier and a plurality of customer energy consumers, said method comprising the steps of:
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said customer energy consumers and said electrical energy supplier cooperatively producing respective electricity load profiles for use by said electrical energy supplier;
said electrical energy supplier aggregating said respective projected electricity load profiles; and
said electrical energy supplier making decisions based on said respective projected electricity load profiles on any of;
bidding on additional power, offering excess power on energy exchanges, and offering specials discounts to favored consumers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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