Patent ID: 11860594
Assignee: GRID EDGE LIMITED
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  B  Y | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An energy management system for managing a building having a network of energy storage assets and energy consuming assets, said network being connected to an alternating current electric supply grid having a normal frequency through the energy management system linked to a server, in which the energy management system is configured to:
measure over a period of time the energy consumption against time of the energy consuming assets and store the measurements taken,
measure over a period of time the energy stored against time in the energy storage assets and store the measurements taken, and
use the measurements of energy consumption and energy stored to derive a forecasted base net energy need in individual time periods, and export the forecasted base net energy need in the individual time periods to one or more third parties,, wherein the energy consumed by the network of energy storage and energy consuming assets varies according to requests made by the one or more third parties, whereby the energy management system is configured to, for each individual time period, maintain the forecasted base net energy need at or below a maximum level of power consumption for the respective individual time period set by the one or more third parties in response to the forecasted base net energy need.