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Method and Apparatus for Actively Managing Consumption of Electric Power Supplied by One or More Electric Utilities

  • US 20110172841A1
  • Filed: 03/17/2011
  • Published: 07/14/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing a flow of power supplied by an electric utility to a plurality of power consuming devices, the plurality of power consuming devices being located at one or more service points to which electrical power is supplied by the electric utility, the method comprising:

  • determining a group of one or more client devices to which to communicate a power control message, each client device of the group of client devices controlling at least one controllable device, each controllable device controlling a flow of electric power to at least one power consuming device of the plurality of power consuming devices, the power control message indicating at least one of an amount of electric power to be reduced and an identification of one or more controllable devices to be instructed to disable a flow of electric power to one or more associated power consuming devices;

    communicating the power control message to the group of client devices to initiate a power reduction event; and

    subsequent to initiation of the power reduction event, determining that at least one controllable device has prematurely exited the power reduction event.

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