Coordinated energy resource generation

• US 8,489,245 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2010
• Issued: 07/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cleantech Business Solutions LLC
• Original Assignee: David Carrel, Leslie Weise
• Inventors: Carrel, David, Weise, Leslie
• Primary Examiner(s): SHECHTMAN, SEAN P
• Application Number:
  US12/701,390
• Publication Number:
  US 20100211443A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,257 Days
• Field of Search: 700/22, 700/286, 700/291, 700/295, 700/296, 705/14.11, 705/37, 705/412
• US Class Current: 700/286
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0208 Trade or exchange of goods or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

Demand response to reduce energy consumption by individual consumers is provided by aggregating individual consumers, and providing feedback to such consumers regarding their energy consumption relative to other energy consumers in a group. The resulting feedback may result in reduced energy consumption by the individual consumer.

Claims

1. A system for generating an energy resource, comprising:

a computing device for providing information to one or more individual users concerning energy use and one or more acts of energy management to determine one or more present and anticipated needs for conducting the one or more acts of energy management, wherein the acts of energy management are performed by the one or more individual users and reduce energy consumption;

a two-way communication device for communicating with the one or more individual users concerning the one or more present and anticipated needs for conducting the one or more acts of energy management, wherein the one or more acts of energy management comprise acts performed by the one or more individual users in response to the communication with the one or more individual users, and wherein the communication with the one or more individual users comprises advice on ways to increase the level of consumption reduction by the one or more individual users;

an information retrieval device for compiling and retrieving real time and historical information regarding at least one of the one or more acts of energy management and corresponding energy use reduction by the one or more individual users, and related energy use reduction of the one or more individual users;

an analysis device to compare information retrieved regarding the one or more acts of energy management conducted by the one or more individual users concerning the communication of the one or more present and anticipated needs for conducting the one or more acts of energy management and corresponding energy use, with information regarding energy use by the one or more individual users, to establish a corresponding net reduction in energy use from the one or more acts of energy management conducted; and

a compiling device for aggregating the one or more acts of energy management and their corresponding net reduction in energy use, wherein the information retrieval device, the analysis device, and the compiling device are provided by one or more processors, and wherein two or more of the aggregated acts of energy management generate an energy resource from the corresponding net reduction in energy use.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the energy resource is generated by the one or more individual users.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more acts of energy management comprise energy conservation.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more acts of energy management comprise energy efficiency.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more acts of energy management comprise energy use shifting.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more individual users act on behalf of an organization that receives a benefit from the energy resources generated.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the energy resource generated is exchanged for another item of value.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the energy resource generated is exchanged for currency.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the energy resource generated is exchanged for a credit.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the energy resource generated is exchanged for a product or service.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising a forum whereby the one or more individual users can market the energy resource generated.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication with the one or more individual users further comprise using behavioral science techniques.

13. A method for generating an energy resource, comprising the steps of:

providing education tools for providing one or more individual users with information concerning energy use and one or more acts of energy management, wherein the acts of energy management comprise acts performed by the one or more individual users in relation to a communication, and wherein the acts performed by the one or more individual users reduce energy consumption;

communicating to the one or more individual users concerning a need for at least one present and anticipated source of the one or more acts of energy management, wherein the acts of energy management comprise acts performed by the one or more individual users in relation to the communication, wherein the communication with the one or more individual users comprises advice on ways to increase the level of consumption reduction by the one or more individual users;

retrieving information regarding at least one of real time and historical information regarding the one or more acts of energy management and the energy use by the one or more individual users, and related energy use by the one or more individual users;

comparing the retrieved information regarding at least one of real time and historical information regarding the one or more acts of energy management conducted and the energy use by the one or more individual users, with related information regarding energy use by the one or more individual users;

establishing a corresponding net reduction in the energy use corresponding to the one or more acts of energy management conducted;

compiling the one or more acts of energy management conducted to create one or more compiled acts of energy management; and

generating one or more energy resources from the compiled acts of energy management and the corresponding net reduction in the energy use.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of:

aggregating the one or more acts of energy management by groups of individual users to generate the energy resources.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of providing a forum for the one or more individual users to market the energy resources.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the communication with the one or more individual users further comprise using behavioral science techniques.