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Systems and methods for modifying power usage

  • US 8,183,995 B2
  • Filed: 03/08/2006
  • Issued: 05/22/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for managing energy usage of an appliance, comprising:

  • a wide-area wireless communication system comprising a plurality of transmitters configured to redundantly broadcast one or more wireless signals, wherein each said wireless signal in said one or more wireless signals comprises energy tariff information;

    a receiver assembly in electrical communication with said appliance, said receiver assembly comprising a microcontroller;

    a receiving interface in electrical communication with said microcontroller for receiving said tariff information broadcast by said wide-area wireless communication system;

    a display in electrical communication with said microcontroller for notifying a user of said tariff information; and

    an input interface in electrical communication with said microcontroller for receiving instructions from said user on whether to alter said energy usage of said appliance after notifying said user of said tariff information using said display.

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