Method for distributing alternatively generated power to a real estate development

• US 8,949,135 B2
• Filed: 06/13/2012
• Issued: 02/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Michael Wayne Shore
• Original Assignee: Michael Wayne Shore
• Inventors: Shore, Michael Wayne
• Primary Examiner(s): Kirlin, Amanda
• Application Number:
  US13/495,466
• Publication Number:
  US 20120265656A1
• Time in Patent Office: 965 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1, 705/1.1, 705/312, 705/412
• US Class Current: 705/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G05F 1/66 Regulating electric power
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/163 Real estate management
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/12 Billing, invoicing, buying or selling transactions or other related activities, e.g. cost or usage evaluation

Abstract

A method for distributing alternatively generated power to a real estate development includes subdividing the real estate development into a plurality of plots. A portion of the subdivided real estate development is dedicated to alternative energy power generation. An alternative energy power generator is provided that forms a cooperative power farm electrically coupled to a power grid. Power is at least in part generated on the dedicated portion of the subdivided real estate development. Rights to a portion of an output of the cooperative power farm are included with ownership of at least one of the plurality of plots.

Claims

1. A method for distributing alternatively generated power from an alternative energy power generator to a real estate development including at least a first real estate property and a second real estate property, the method comprising:

(a) generating electrical power at the alternative energy power generator;

(b) metering, by a metering credit system, a credit of the generated electrical power delivered from the alternative energy power generator of step (a) to a distribution station electrically coupled to the first and second real estate properties;

(c) tying a first ownership right to a first portion of the metered credit of power to ownership of the first real estate property via a first written instrument associated with the first real estate property, the first ownership right being transferable with the first real estate property;

(d) tying a second ownership right to a second portion of the metered credit of power to ownership of the second real estate property via a second written instrument associated with the second real estate property, the second ownership right being transferable with the second real estate property;

(e) distributing, by the distribution station, the first portion of the metered credit to the first real estate property based on the first ownership right to the first portion of the metered credit; and

(f) distributing, by the distribution station, the second portion of the metered credit to the second real estate property based on the second ownership right to the second portion of the metered credit.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the metered credit of power and the second portion of the metered credit of power are at least partially calculated by at least one of the group consisting of a percentage of power generated in step (a), a number of power units of power generated in step (a), equal distribution of power generated in step (a) to at least the first and second real estate properties, an area of the first and second real estate properties and an initial payment associated with at least one of the first and second real estate properties.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(g) providing feedback to the first real estate property regarding an available credit related to the first portion of the metered credit.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(g) sensing a first power delivery to the first real estate property; and

(h) calculating a difference between the first power delivery and the first portion of metered credit.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising the further steps of:

(g) recording the metered credit of the generated electrical power of step (b) on a time period;

(h) sensing a first power delivery to the first real estate property; and

(i) comparing the first power delivery of step (h) to the metered credit of step (g).