Electronic energy management system
First Claim
1. An electronic energy management system for use with an energy distribution network for providing energy from an energy resource to user sites, and a plurality of energy usage meters, at least one at each user site, for monitoring energy usage at each user site, said system comprising:
- a data acquisition subsystem for acquiring energy usage data from the energy usage meters wherein the energy usage data comprises multiple increments of total energy usage over each of a plurality of defined periods of time;
an electronic data storage at a central location remote from the energy usage meters for storing the acquired energy usage data; and
an electronic communication subsystem for providing user access to the stored acquired energy usage data from the electronic data storage.
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Abstract
An electronic energy management system is suitable for use with an energy distribution network that provides energy from an energy resource to user sites. A plurality of energy usage meters, at least one at each user site, monitors energy usage at each user site. The system comprises a data acquisition subsystem that acquires energy usage data from the energy usage meters. The energy usage data comprises multiple increments of total energy usage over defined periods of time. An electronic data storage located at a central location remote from the energy usage meters stores the acquired energy usage data. An electronic communication subsystem provides user access to the stored acquired energy usage data from the electronic data storage.
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30 Claims
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1. An electronic energy management system for use with an energy distribution network for providing energy from an energy resource to user sites, and a plurality of energy usage meters, at least one at each user site, for monitoring energy usage at each user site, said system comprising:
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a data acquisition subsystem for acquiring energy usage data from the energy usage meters wherein the energy usage data comprises multiple increments of total energy usage over each of a plurality of defined periods of time;
an electronic data storage at a central location remote from the energy usage meters for storing the acquired energy usage data; and
an electronic communication subsystem for providing user access to the stored acquired energy usage data from the electronic data storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A water management system for use with a water distribution network for providing water from a water resource to user sites, and a plurality of water usage meters, at least one at each site, for monitoring water usage at each user site, said system comprising:
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a data acquisition subsystem for acquiring water usage data from the water usage meters wherein the water usage data comprises multiple increments of total water usage over each of a plurality of defined periods of time;
an electronic data storage at a central location remote from the water usage meters for storing the acquired water usage data; and
an electronic communication subsystem for providing user access to the stored acquired water usage data from the electronic data storage, wherein the data acquisition subsystem acquires water usage data from a selected number of the plurality of water usage meters, the selected number being associated with a single user whereby integrated water usage data may be retrieved from the electronic data storage. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. An electronic energy management system for use with an energy distribution network for providing energy from an energy resource to user sites comprising:
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a plurality of energy usage meters, at least one at each site, for monitoring energy usage at each user site;
a data acquisition subsystem for acquiring energy usage data from the energy usage meters wherein the energy usage data comprises multiple increments of total energy usage over each of a plurality of defined periods of time;
an electronic data storage at a central location remote from the energy usage meters for storing the acquired energy usage data; and
an electronic communication subsystem for providing user access to the stored acquired energy usage data from the electronic data storage.
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26. An electronic energy management system for use with an energy distribution network for providing energy from an energy resource to user sites, and a plurality of energy usage meters, at least one at each user site, for monitoring energy usage at each user site, said system comprising:
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a data acquisition subsystem for acquiring energy usage data from the energy usage meters;
an electronic data storage at a central location remote from the energy usage meters for storing the acquired energy usage data;
an electronic communication subsystem for providing user access to the stored acquired energy usage data from the electronic data storage; and
a report generator for generating reports representative of the energy usage data associated with at least one of the plurality of energy usage meters, said report generator being accessible by a user. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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