BEHAVIORAL DEMAND RESPONSE RANKING
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computer processor, resource consumption data for a plurality of consumers;
upon a determination that a geographic location of a first consumer of the plurality of consumers is within a predetermined distance of a geographic location of a second consumer of the plurality of consumers, assigning, by the computer processor, the first consumer and the second consumer to a first group of similar consumers; and
ranking, by the computer processor, consumers assigned to the first group of similar consumers based on their respective resource consumption data.
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Abstract
A behavioral demand response (BDR) system can be implemented to encourage reductions in resource consumption. To accomplish this, consumption reports detailing resource consumption can be generated and transmitted to consumers to encourage resource consumption. For example, a resource consumption report can be generated and transmitted to consumers prior to an identified peak resource consumption event or “peak event” to notify the consumers of the upcoming peak event and request that the consumer reduce resource consumption before/during the peak event. To encourage the consumer to reduce their resource consumption, the resource consumption report can include details regarding the consumer'"'"'s resource consumption ranking relative to similarly situated consumers.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer processor, resource consumption data for a plurality of consumers; upon a determination that a geographic location of a first consumer of the plurality of consumers is within a predetermined distance of a geographic location of a second consumer of the plurality of consumers, assigning, by the computer processor, the first consumer and the second consumer to a first group of similar consumers; and ranking, by the computer processor, consumers assigned to the first group of similar consumers based on their respective resource consumption data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a computer processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the computer processor to; receive resource consumption data for a plurality of consumers; assign a subset of similar consumers from the plurality of consumers to a first group of similar consumers; generate a resource consumption report for a first consumer based on the resource consumption data, wherein the resource consumption report includes comparative data comparing resource consumption of the first user to resource consumption of at least a second consumer assigned to the first group of similar consumers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer processor, cause the computer processor to:
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receive resource consumption data for a plurality of consumers; determine that a first consumer of the plurality of consumers shares a demographic criteria with a second consumer of the plurality of consumers; assign the first consumer and the second consumer to a first group of similar consumers; and rank consumers assigned to the first group of similar consumers based on their respective resource consumption data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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