System and method for providing utility consumption as shown on periodic utility bills and associated carbon emissions
First Claim
1. A data management system comprising:
- a utility meter data collection system interface operative to receive utility usage data of at least one customer in numeric form provided by a utility meter data collection system in usage intervals of not less frequent than daily intervals;
a utility billing system interface operative to receive billing-related data of said at least one customer, said billing-related data of said at least one customer being suitable for use in preparation of a utility bill of said at least one customer for a calendar period;
a conversion application executable on a processor to convert the received utility usage data of said at least one customer from numeric form to a first graphical form that shows total daily usage information within each day of a billing reporting period of the utility bill of said at least one customer;
a synchronization application executable on the processor wherein meter read times of the utility usage data are synchronized via interpolation to fit time zone boundaries of the billing reporting period; and
means for delivering the first graphical form to the at least one customer.
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Abstract
Utility usage data of a customer in numeric form provided by the utility meter data collection system in usage intervals of not less frequent than daily intervals is received, along with billing-related data of the customer. The received utility usage data of the customer is converted from numeric form to a graphical form that shows the total daily usage information for a calendar period that matches that for the printed utility bill of the customer. The graphical form is printed on the printed utility bill or on a paper suitable for use as an insert accompanying the printed utility bill to be mailed to the customer. In another embodiment, electricity usage data of the customer is received, along with electricity generation data regarding quantity and percentages of a utility'"'"'s total electricity generation attributable to at least two the following electricity generation sources: Natural Gas-Baseload, Natural Gas-Peaking, Coal, Hydro, Nuclear, and Renewable. Information is derived regarding proportion of the customer'"'"'s actual electricity usage attributable to the sources of electricity generation from the electricity generation data and the electricity usage data. Preferably, the carbon emissions attributable to the customer'"'"'s actual electricity usage is calculated and presented to the customer.
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25 Claims
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1. A data management system comprising:
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a utility meter data collection system interface operative to receive utility usage data of at least one customer in numeric form provided by a utility meter data collection system in usage intervals of not less frequent than daily intervals; a utility billing system interface operative to receive billing-related data of said at least one customer, said billing-related data of said at least one customer being suitable for use in preparation of a utility bill of said at least one customer for a calendar period; a conversion application executable on a processor to convert the received utility usage data of said at least one customer from numeric form to a first graphical form that shows total daily usage information within each day of a billing reporting period of the utility bill of said at least one customer; a synchronization application executable on the processor wherein meter read times of the utility usage data are synchronized via interpolation to fit time zone boundaries of the billing reporting period; and means for delivering the first graphical form to the at least one customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25)
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17. A data management system comprising:
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a utility meter data collection system interface configured to receive electricity usage data of at least one customer; an information provider interface configured to receive from a provider electricity generation data regarding quantity and percentages of a utility'"'"'s total electricity generation attributable to at least two of the following electricity generation sources; Natural Gas-Baseload, Natural Gas-Peaking, Coal, Hydro, Nuclear, and Renewable; and a usage attribution application executing on a processor to calculate one or more proportions of the at least one customer'"'"'s actual daily electricity and attribute those proportions to the sources of electricity generation from the electricity generation data and the electricity usage data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A data management method comprising:
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receiving at a computer system utility usage data of at least one customer in numeric form provided by a utility meter data collection system in usage intervals of not less frequent than daily intervals; receiving at the computer system billing-related data of said at least one customer, said billing-related data of said at least one customer being suitable for use in preparation of a printed utility bill of said at least one customer for a calendar period; the computer system converting the received utility usage data of said at least one customer from numeric form to a graphical form that shows total daily usage information within each day of a billing reporting period of the printed utility bill of said at least one customer; the computer system synchronizing via interpolation meter read times of the utility usage data to fit time zone boundaries of the billing reporting period; and the computer system printing the graphical form on said printed utility bill or on a paper suitable for use as an insert accompanying said printed utility bill to be mailed to the at least one customer.
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23. A data management method comprising:
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receiving at a computer system electricity usage data of at least one customer; receiving at the computer system from a provider electricity generation data regarding quantity and percentages of a utility'"'"'s total electricity generation attributable to at least two of the following electricity generation sources; Natural Gas-Baseload, Natural Gas-Peaking, Coal, Hydro, Nuclear, and Renewable; and the computer system calculating one or more proportions of the at least one customer'"'"'s actual daily electricity usage and attributing those proportions to the sources of electricity generation from the electricity generation data and the electricity usage data. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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