System and method for creating a cost-effective and efficient retail electric power exchange/energy service provider load optimization exchange and network therefor
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Abstract
An electric power exchange network includes a series of computerized exchange nodes that provide communications between suppliers and purchasers or users of electric power. Search engines enable suppliers to obtain information, such as load characteristics, from users in the network to allow the supplier to effectively merge or combine its existing loads with those of certain users, whereby a more efficient trading of electric power among members of the exchange network can be achieved.
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369 Claims
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289. A method for evaluating a proposed transaction involving the sale and purchase of electric power between at least one energy service provider and at least one customer, comprising:
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identifying an electric load of a customer;
modeling a combination of the electric load of the customer with existing electric power supply obligations of an energy service provider; and
determining an effect upon the energy service provider'"'"'s efficiency of energy usage of combining the electric load of the customer with the existing electric power supply obligations of the energy service provider. - View Dependent Claims (290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300)
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301. A method for evaluating a proposed transaction involving the shifting of electric power supply obligations between a first energy service provider and a second energy service provider, comprising:
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identifying electric power supply obligations of the first energy service provider and the second energy service provider;
choosing a method for evaluating a shift of a portion of the electric power supply obligations of the first energy service provider to the second energy service provider based on an effect of the shift upon an efficiency of energy usage of at least one of the first energy service provider and the second energy service provider; and
applying the selected method to an analysis of the power supply obligations of the first and second energy service providers. - View Dependent Claims (302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307)
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308. A method for evaluating historical transactions involving the sale and purchase of electric power between at least one energy service provider and at least one customer, comprising:
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identifying a historical transaction between a customer and an energy service provider;
modeling a combination of the electric load of the customer in the historical transaction to the electric power supply obligations of the energy service provider in the historical transaction; and
determining whether combining the electric load of the customer with the electric power supply obligations of the service provider in the historical transaction improved an efficiency of energy usage by the service provider. - View Dependent Claims (309, 310, 311, 312)
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313. A method for evaluating historical transactions involving a shift of electric power supply obligations between a first energy service provider and a second energy service provider, comprising:
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identifying historical electric power supply obligations of the first energy service provider and the second energy service provider;
choosing a method for evaluating a historical shift of a portion of the historical electric power supply obligations of the first energy service provider to the second energy service provider based on an effect upon an efficiency of energy usage of at least one of the first energy service provider and the second energy service provider; and
applying the selected method to the historical shift of the portion of the historical electric power supply obligations of the first and second energy service provider between them. - View Dependent Claims (314, 315, 316, 317, 318)
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319. A system for evaluating a proposed transaction involving the sale and purchase of electric power between at least one energy service provider and at least one customer, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing a computer program to be executed by the processor, the executed computer program identifying an electric load of a customer, combining the electric load of the customer with the existing electric power supply obligations of an energy service provider, and determining an effect on an efficiency of energy usage by the service provider as a result of combining the electric load of the customer with the existing electric power supply obligations of the energy service provider. - View Dependent Claims (320, 321)
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322. A system for evaluating a proposed transaction involving a shift of electric power supply obligations between a first energy service provider and a second energy service provider, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing a computer program to be executed by the processor, the executed computer program identifying electric power supply obligations of the first energy service provider and the second energy service provider, choosing a method for evaluating a shift of a portion of the electric power supply obligations of the first energy service provider to the second energy service provider based on an effect of the shift upon an efficiency of energy usage of at least one of the first energy service provider and the second energy service provider, and applying the selected method to the power supply obligations of the first and second energy service providers. - View Dependent Claims (323, 324, 325, 326)
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327. A retail electric power exchange, comprising:
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an electric power exchange node; and
at least one exchange database coupled to the exchange node, wherein the power exchange node includes a retail load search engine capable of identifying an electric load of a customer stored in the exchange database, modeling a combination of the electric load of the customer with the existing electric power supply obligations of an energy service provider stored in the exchange database, and determining an effect on an efficiency of energy usage by the service provider of combining the electric load of the customer with the existing electric power supply obligations of the energy service provider. - View Dependent Claims (328, 329, 330)
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331. A retail electric power exchange, comprising:
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an electric power exchange node; and
at least one exchange database coupled to the exchange node, wherein the exchange node includes an optimization load search engine capable of identifying electric power supply obligations of a first energy service provider and a second energy service provider, choosing a method for evaluating a shift of a portion of the electric power supply obligations of the first energy service provider to the second energy service provider based on an effect of the shift upon an efficiency of energy usage of at least one of the first energy service provider and the second energy service provider, and applying the selected method to the power supply obligations of the first and second energy service providers. - View Dependent Claims (332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337)
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338. A network of retail electric power exchanges, comprising:
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a first electric power exchange node; and
a second electric power exchange node coupled to the first electric power exchange node;
wherein each of the first and second electric power exchange nodes includes at least one exchange database coupled to the exchange node and wherein each exchange node includes a retail load search engine capable of identifying at least one electric load of a first customer and a second customer stored in the exchange database, modeling a combination of the electric load of the first customer with one of (i) the electric load of second customer and (ii) existing electric power supply obligations of a first energy service provider, and determining one of (i) an effect on an efficiency of energy usage by one or both customers as a result of combing the electric loads of the two customers and (ii) an effect on an efficiency of energy usage by the service provider from combining the electric load of the first customer with the existing electric power supply obligations of the first energy service provider;
an optimization load search engine capable of identifying electric power supply obligations of the first energy service provider and a second energy service provider, choosing a method for evaluating at least one of (i) a shift of a portion of the electric power supply obligations of the first energy service provider to the second energy service provider and (ii) a shift of a portion of the electric power supply obligations of the second energy service provider to the first energy service provider, based on an effect of the shift upon an efficiency of energy usage of at least one of the first energy service provider and the second energy service provider, and applying the selected method to the power supply obligations of the first and second energy service providers;
a retail trading engine capable of arranging a proposed transaction involving either (i) an aggregation of the electric loads of the first and second customers or (ii) the addition of the electric load of the first customer to the electric power supply obligations of the first energy service provider; and
an optimization trading engine capable of arranging the proposed transaction involving the shift of electric power supply obligations between the first and second energy service providers. - View Dependent Claims (339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345)
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346. A method for evaluating a proposed transaction involving aggregation of the electric loads of at least two customers, comprising:
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identifying the electric loads of at least two customers;
modeling the combination of the electric loads; and
determining an effect upon each of the customer'"'"'s efficiency in energy usage of combining the electric loads. - View Dependent Claims (347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355)
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356. A method for evaluating historical transactions involving the aggregation of the loads of at least two customers, comprising:
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identifying a historical aggregation transaction between two customers;
modeling a combination of the electric loads of the two customers in the historical transaction; and
determining whether combining the electric loads of the two customers in the historical transaction improved an efficiency of energy usage of either of the two customers. - View Dependent Claims (357, 358, 359, 360)
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361. A system for evaluating a proposed transaction involving the aggregation of the customer loads of at least two customers, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing a computer program to be executed by the processor, the executed computer program identifying the electric loads of customers, combining the electric loads of two customers, and determining an effect on an efficiency of energy usage by one or both of the customers as a result of combining the electric loads of the two customers. - View Dependent Claims (362, 363)
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364. A retail electric power exchange, comprising:
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an electric power exchange node; and
at least one exchange database coupled to the exchange node, wherein the power exchange node includes a retail load search engine capable of identifying electric loads of at least two customers stored in the exchange database, modeling a combination of the electric loads of the customers stored in the exchange database, and determining an effect on an efficiency of energy usage by at least one of the two customers of combining the electric loads. - View Dependent Claims (365, 366, 367)
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368. A network of retail power exchanges, comprising:
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a first electric power exchange; and
a second electric power exchange coupled to the first electric power exchange;
wherein a request made at the first electric power exchange to evaluate a proposed transaction involving the sale and purchase of electric power between at least one energy service provider and at least one customer is carried out by either of the first electric power exchange and the second electric power exchange based on an effect upon the energy service provider'"'"'s efficiency of energy usage from combining an electric load of the customer with an existing electric power supply obligation of the energy service provider.
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369. A network of electric power exchange, comprising:
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a first electric power exchange; and
a second electric power exchange coupled to the first electric power exchange;
wherein a request made at the first electric power exchange to evaluate a proposed transaction involving the shifting of electric power supply obligations between a first energy service provider and a second energy service provider is carried out by either of the first electric power exchange and the second electric power exchange based on an effect of the shift upon an efficiency of energy usage of at least one of the first energy service provider and the second energy service provider.
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