SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FORECAST ENERGY DEMAND FROM PAYMENT DATA SUMMARY
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, with a network interface, a request for a utility forecast from a utility service, the request specifying a region and a time period for the utility forecast;
parsing, with a processor, a plurality of payment card transaction data or travel transaction data from a Global Distribution System (GDS) to determine an absent household, the payment card transaction or travel transaction data being associated with a cardholder that resides within the specified region, the payment card transaction or travel transaction data containing a travel itinerary, the travel itinerary including a travel time period;
determining, with the processor, a number of the absent households during at least part of the time period based on the travel time period;
for each of the absent households, retrieving past utility usage from a non-transitory computer-readable medium;
for each of the absent households, calculating with the processor a reduction in utility demand based on the travel time period;
aggregating, with the processor, a total utility demand forecast based on the reduction in utility demand;
reporting, with the network interface, the total utility demand forecast to the utility service.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium to forecast energy demand from payment data.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, with a network interface, a request for a utility forecast from a utility service, the request specifying a region and a time period for the utility forecast; parsing, with a processor, a plurality of payment card transaction data or travel transaction data from a Global Distribution System (GDS) to determine an absent household, the payment card transaction or travel transaction data being associated with a cardholder that resides within the specified region, the payment card transaction or travel transaction data containing a travel itinerary, the travel itinerary including a travel time period; determining, with the processor, a number of the absent households during at least part of the time period based on the travel time period; for each of the absent households, retrieving past utility usage from a non-transitory computer-readable medium; for each of the absent households, calculating with the processor a reduction in utility demand based on the travel time period; aggregating, with the processor, a total utility demand forecast based on the reduction in utility demand; reporting, with the network interface, the total utility demand forecast to the utility service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive a request for a utility forecast from a utility service, the request specifying a region and a time period for the utility forecast; a processor configured to parse a plurality of payment card transaction data or travel transaction data from a Global Distribution System (GDS) to determine an absent household, the payment card transaction or travel transaction data being associated with a cardholder that resides within the specified region, the payment card transaction or travel transaction data containing a travel itinerary, the travel itinerary including a travel time period, to determine a number of the absent households during at least part of the time period based on the travel time period, for each of the absent households to retrieve past utility usage from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, for each of the absent households to calculate a reduction in utility demand based on the travel time period, to aggregate a total utility demand forecast based on the reduction in utility demand; the network interface is further configured to report the total utility demand forecast to the utility service. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with data and instructions, when executed by a computing device the instructions causing the computing device to:
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receive, with a network interface, a request for a utility forecast from a utility service, the request specifying a region and a time period for the utility forecast; parse, with a processor, a plurality of payment card transaction data or travel transaction data from a Global Distribution System (GDS) to determine an absent household, the payment card transaction or travel transaction data being associated with a cardholder that resides within the specified region, the payment card transaction or travel transaction data containing a travel itinerary, the travel itinerary including a travel time period; determine, with the processor, a number of the absent households during at least part of the time period based on the travel time period; for each of the absent households, retrieve past utility usage from the non-transitory computer-readable medium; for each of the absent households, calculate with the processor a reduction in utility demand based on the travel time period; aggregate, with the processor, a total utility demand forecast based on the reduction in utility demand; report, with the network interface, the total utility demand forecast to the utility service. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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