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DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER CHALLENGES FOR ENCOURAGING ENERGY CONSCIOUS BEHAVIOR

  • US 20140371939A1
  • Filed: 09/02/2014
  • Published: 12/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for conserving energy consumption of an energy consuming device associated with an enclosure, comprising:

  • an energy management module; and

    an energy measurement module communicatively coupled to the energy management module and configured to;

    monitor an energy consumption amount indicative of an amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming device, andtransmit energy consumption information indicative of the energy consumption amount to the energy management module;

    the energy management module being configured to;

    receive the energy consumption information from the energy measurement module,calculate an adjustment to an operation of the energy consuming device, the adjustment being operable to reduce the amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming device,generate a challenge message that includes the calculated adjustment to the operation of the energy consuming device, andcommunicate the challenge message to a user to prompt the user to make the calculated adjustment to the operation of the energy consuming device.

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