Patent ID: 11899431
Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A generating device that generates control information for controlling facility equipment of a consumer that purchases power from an electricity retailer, the generating device comprising:
a purchase price information acquisition unit that acquires purchase price information, which is information relating to a purchase unit price of power that the electricity retailer purchases at a predetermined increment of time;
a metered charge information acquisition unit that acquires metered charge information, which is information relating to a unit price of a metered charge of power that the electricity retailer sells at the predetermined increment of time; and
a control information generating unit that generates control information for controlling the facility equipment of the consumer by using the purchase price information and the metered charge information,
wherein the generating device transmits the control information to the facility equipment, the facility equipment including a controller that controls actions by a mechanism or device in the facility equipment on the basis of the control information, and
wherein the generating device generates the control information, and controls the facility equipment to suppress consumption of the power by the facility equipment at an interval during which the purchase unit price is higher than a price determined based on the metered charge.