Patent ID: 9748771
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Claim:
1. A method comprising: providing an electrical load scheduling mechanism; placing the electrical load scheduling mechanism in communication with an appliance; the electrical load scheduling mechanism comprising an object which is separable from the appliance and which transmits electrical power between an electrical grid and the appliance, wherein the appliance plugs into the electrical load scheduling mechanism and wherein the electrical load scheduling mechanism connects to the electrical grid; assessing electrical grid load conditions from the electrical load scheduling mechanism; accepting user input at a user interface of the electrical load scheduling mechanism, wherein said user input comprises at least one user-specified time constraint related to a time frame of delivery of electrical power to the appliance and user-specified time windows associated with at least one alternative energy source, wherein the at least one alternative energy source is different than the electrical grid; and scheduling delivery of electrical power to the appliance via the electrical load scheduling mechanism from the at least one alternative energy source; said scheduling comprising altering a predetermined delivery of electric power to the appliance based on the assessed electrical grid conditions and on the accepted user input.