Method, system and computer program product for scheduling demand events
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1. A method comprising:
- establishing a defined time period;
estimating power availability over the time period;
estimating power consumption over the time period; and
scheduling, using a computing device, demand events over the time period based on differences between the estimated power availability and the estimated power consumption at various points during the time period, wherein the demand events comprises an authorized reduction of electrical service of an electrical power consumer.
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Abstract
Disclosed and described herein are embodiments of systems, methods and computer program for scheduling demand events over a time period based on differences between the estimated power availability and the estimated power consumption at various points during the time period. In one aspect, methods are described. One embodiment of a method comprises establishing a defined time period, estimating power availability over the time period, estimating power consumption over the time period, and scheduling, using a computing device, demand events over the time period based on differences between the estimated power availability and the estimated power consumption at various points during the time period.
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing a defined time period; estimating power availability over the time period; estimating power consumption over the time period; and scheduling, using a computing device, demand events over the time period based on differences between the estimated power availability and the estimated power consumption at various points during the time period, wherein the demand events comprises an authorized reduction of electrical service of an electrical power consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprised of:
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a memory; and a processor operably connected with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to; establish a defined time period, wherein at least a portion of the time period occurs at a future time; estimate power availability over the time period; estimate power consumption over the time period; and schedule demand events stored in the memory over the time period based on differences between the estimated power availability and the estimated power consumption at various points during the time period. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer program product comprised of computer-executable code on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, said computer-executable code for performing the steps of:
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establishing a defined time period; estimating power availability over the time period, wherein estimating power availability over the time period comprises estimating internal power generation controlled by a utility and estimating acquired power availability that can be purchased from sources not controlled by the utility over the time period, and wherein the internal power generation controlled by the utility includes fixed power generation and variable power generation; estimating power consumption over the time period based at least in part on measurements taken from one or more electricity meters; and scheduling, using a computing device, demand events over the time period based on differences between the estimated power availability and the estimated power consumption at various points during the time period, wherein the one or more electricity meters are configured to implement demand events. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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