Distributing Alternatively Generated Power to a Real Estate Development

• US 20100010687A1
• Filed: 03/12/2009
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael Wayne Shore
• Original Assignee: Michael Wayne Shore
• Inventors: Shore, Michael Wayne, Dwork, Stuart Douglas
• Granted Patent: US 8,990,096 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/297
• CPC Class Codes: G05F 1/66 Regulating electric power
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/163 Real estate management
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/12 Billing, invoicing, buying or selling transactions or other related activities, e.g. cost or usage evaluation

Abstract

A method for distributing alternatively generated power to a real estate development includes subdividing the real estate development into a plurality of plots. A portion of the subdivided real estate development is dedicated to alternative energy power generation. An alternative energy power generator is provided that forms a cooperative power farm electrically coupled to a power grid. Power is at least in part generated on the dedicated portion of the subdivided real estate development. Rights to a portion of an output of the cooperative power farm are included with ownership of at least one of the plurality of plots.

Claims

1. A method for distributing alternatively generated power to a real estate development comprising:

subdividing the real estate development into a plurality of plots;

dedicating a portion of the subdivided real estate development to alternative energy power generation;

providing an alternative energy power generator that forms a cooperative power farm electrically coupled to a power grid, power being at least in part generated on the dedicated portion; and

including rights to a portion of an output of the cooperative power farm with ownership of at least one of the plurality of plots.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

metering a credit of power provided from the cooperative power farm to the power grid.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

positioning the cooperative power farm at a remote site that is not adjacent to the plurality of plots.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

positioning the cooperative power farm at a proximate site that is adjacent to the plurality of plots.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing an option to the at least one of the plurality of plots for a percentage purchase of the power provided by the cooperative power farm.

6. A method for distributing alternatively generated power to a real estate development comprising:

acquiring a dedicated portion within the real estate development;

providing an alternative energy power generator that forms a cooperative power farm electrically coupled to a power grid, power being at least in part generated on the dedicated portion;

metering a credit of power provided from the cooperative power farm to the power grid; and

including rights to a portion of the metered credit with ownership of at least one of a plurality of real estate properties within the real estate development.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

sensing a power delivery to the at least one of the plurality of real estate properties.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining a difference between the metered power delivery to the power grid from the cooperative power farm and the sensed power delivery to the at least one of the plurality of real estate properties.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

crediting the at least one of the plurality of real estate properties for metered power delivered to the power grid from the cooperative power farm in excess of the sensed power delivered to the at least one of the plurality of real estate properties.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

positioning the cooperative power farm at a remote site that is not adjacent to the plurality of real estate properties.

11. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

positioning the cooperative power farm at a proximate site that is adjacent to the plurality of real estate properties.

12. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

providing an option to the at least one of the plurality of real estate properties for a percentage purchase of the power provided by the cooperative power farm.

13. A computer readable media comprising instructions for:

metering a credit of power delivered from a cooperative power farm to a power grid;

sensing a power delivery to at least two real estate properties, ownership of at least one of the plurality of real estate properties including rights to a portion of the metered credit; and

determining the difference between the metered credit of power and the sensed power delivery to at least one of the plurality of real estate properties.

14. The computer readable media of claim 13, further comprising instructions for:

recording the metered credit of power from a cooperative power farm to the power grid over a first time period;

averaging the recorded metered credit of power from the cooperative power farm to the power grid over a second time period;

comparing the recorded metered credit of power to the averaged metered credit of power; and

alerting if the comparison is greater than a pre-determined threshold.

15. The computer readable media of claim 13, further comprising instructions for:

providing a status to an Internet website of the metered credit of power from the cooperative power farm.

16. The computer readable media of claim 13, further comprising instructions for:

providing a status to an Internet website of the metered credit of power to at least one of the plurality of real estate properties.

17. The computer readable media of claim 13, further comprising instructions for:

determining a cost of the determined difference if the use of the sensed power delivery to at least one of the plurality of real estate properties is greater than the metered credit of power from the cooperative power farm.

18. The computer readable media of claim 13 comprising instructions for:

determining a profit of the determined difference if the metered credit of power from the cooperative power farm is greater than the sensed power delivery to the at least one of the plurality of real estate properties.