REDUCTION OF POWER CONSUMPTION USING INCENTIVES
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1. A method for reducing an amount of power consumed comprises:
- reading loads from meters of customers;
predicting a future total load from the read loads;
determining whether the future total load exceeds a threshold value;
sending a request message including terms to at least one of the customers when the future total load exceeds the threshold value; and
adjusting an electric bill of a corresponding one of the customers for a period of time based on whether the customer adhered to the terms.
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Abstract
A method for reducing an amount of power consumed includes reading loads from meters of customers, predicting a future total load from the read loads, determining whether the future total load exceeds a threshold value, sending a request message including terms to at least one of the customers when the future total load exceeds the threshold value, and adjusting an electric bill of a corresponding one of the customers for a period of time based on whether the customer adhered to the terms.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for reducing an amount of power consumed comprises:
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reading loads from meters of customers; predicting a future total load from the read loads; determining whether the future total load exceeds a threshold value; sending a request message including terms to at least one of the customers when the future total load exceeds the threshold value; and adjusting an electric bill of a corresponding one of the customers for a period of time based on whether the customer adhered to the terms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for reducing an amount of power consumed comprises:
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a computer system comprising a memory for storing a computer program and a processor for executing the computer program, wherein the computer program includes instructions for reading loads from meters of customers, predicting a future total load from the read loads, determining whether the future total load exceeds a threshold value, sending a request message including terms to at least one of the customers when the future total load exceeds the threshold value, and adjusting an electric bill of a corresponding one of the customers for a period of time based on whether the customer adhered to the terms. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for reducing an amount of power consumed comprises:
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reading loads from meters of customers; predicting a future total load from the read loads; determining whether the future total load exceeds a threshold value; sending a request message including terms to at least one of the customers when the future total load exceeds the threshold value; and reducing an amount of power provided to one of the customers for a period of time if the customer accepted the terms. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for reducing an amount of power consumed comprises:
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predicting a first subsequent total load from current loads provided by meters of customers; determining whether the future total load exceeds a threshold value; sending a first request message to at least one of the customers when the first subsequent total load exceeds the threshold value, the first request message indicating an incentive rate for reducing consumption during an event period; predicting a second subsequent total load from current loads provided by meters of the customers; and sending a second request message to at least one of the customers only if the second subsequent total load exceeds the threshold value, the second request message indicating the incentive rate reduced by a pre-determined factor. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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