System that Captures and Tracks Energy Data for Estimating Energy Consumption, Facilitating its Reduction and Offsetting its Associated Emissions in an Automated and Recurring Fashion
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1. A method for monitoring energy usage and emissions in a system of users comprising:
- creating a plurality of user profiles for a plurality of system users;
obtaining energy usage information from one or more user in the system of users;
analyzing the energy usage information obtained to track energy usage and to provide energy reduction recommendations to said plurality of users; and
reporting said recommendations to said plurality of users.
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Abstract
A system and method for automatically and routinely capturing and tracking energy data, estimating energy consumption, facilitating the reduction of consumption, and offsetting energy emissions.
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1. A method for monitoring energy usage and emissions in a system of users comprising:
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creating a plurality of user profiles for a plurality of system users; obtaining energy usage information from one or more user in the system of users; analyzing the energy usage information obtained to track energy usage and to provide energy reduction recommendations to said plurality of users; and reporting said recommendations to said plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An energy management system comprising:
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an energy management processing engine comprising a processing core operatively coupled with at least one memory device and a network interface, wherein said energy management processing engine is operatively coupled with a plurality of users via said network interface, and wherein said plurality of users access said energy management processing engine via a browser-based graphical user interface; an energy assessment module operatively coupled with said energy management processing engine, wherein said energy assessment module is configured for obtaining energy data from said plurality of users; an energy optimization module operatively coupled with said energy management processing engine, wherein said energy optimization module is configured to analyze said energy data and to provide energy reduction recommendations to said plurality of users for reducing their energy usage; and a reporting module configured for reporting said recommendations to said plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An energy management system comprising:
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an energy management processing engine comprising a processing core operatively coupled with at least one memory device and a network interface, wherein said energy management processing engine is operatively coupled with a plurality of users via said network interface, and wherein said plurality of users access said energy management processing engine via a local client application; wherein said local client application comprises; an energy assessment module configured for obtaining energy data from the user of said local client application; an energy optimization module operatively coupled with said energy management processing engine, wherein said energy optimization module is configured to analyze said energy data and to provide energy reduction recommendations to said user for reducing energy usage; and a reporting module configured for reporting said energy data to said energy management processing engine and for reporting said recommendations to said user wherein said energy management processing engine further comprises; an administrative accounting module configured for managing accounts for said plurality of users; an energy offset marketplace module configured for providing said plurality of users with a point of sale for energy offsets based on said reporting of said energy data by said local client application. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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