Patent ID: 11960342
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the system to perform a set of operations, the set of operations comprising:
obtaining, by the system, a sustainability forecast including a set of estimated energy characteristics for an energy grid providing energy to the system;
determining a functionality to be performed by the system, wherein performing the functionality by the system is associated with an energy consumption having an impact on the energy grid;
evaluating the sustainability forecast to determine a time to perform the functionality by the system, wherein the determined time has an associated energy characteristic that indicates a lower estimated impact than an energy characteristic associated with another time; and
scheduling, by the system, the functionality to be performed at the determined time.