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Method for providing comprehensive electrical usage and demand data

  • US 20060267574A1
  • Filed: 04/26/2006
  • Published: 11/30/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for providing comprehensive electrical usage and demand data comprising:

  • an electronic energy information system according to certain of the prior art, comprising;

    an electric meter operative to;

    measure electrical usage and demand at the premises in which it is installed; and

    communicate resulting measurements as data through an attached network;

    a data server operative to;

    retrieve energy usage and demand data from the electric meter through a first network; and

    process the data into one or a plurality of web pages of a first group; and

    store said web page or pages; and

    an end-user terminal operative to;

    communicate with the server and retrieve the web page or pages of the first group through a second network; and

    display the Web page or pages in meaningful and usable form;

    wherein;

    the meter is one of a plurality of similar meters installed in geographically dispersed locations;

    the end-user terminal is one of a plurality of similar end-user terminals similarly dispersed; and

    technical or economic considerations prevent the first network, the second network, or both from transporting web pages to end-user terminal timely for proactive management of energy utilization at said premises; and

    wherein, the improvement that is claim 1 of the present invention comprises;

    a third network through which the end-user terminal is operative to retrieve energy usage and demand data directly from the electric meter;

    a software module within the end-user terminal operative to process the data retrieved through third network into one or a plurality of web pages of the second group; and

    hyperlinks within web pages of the each of the first and second group operative to navigate to web pages of the other group;

    whereby, the web pages of the first and second groups comprise comprehensive energy usage and demand data, including data presented timely for proactive management of energy utilization at said premises.

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