Patent ID: 9722813
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G05B,H04L

Claim:
1. A system for providing consumer directed energy management, wherein the system comprises: a consumer preferences database configured to: an energy management processor configured to: wherein a first consumer's preferences comprise: wherein the first action is taken in response to the first trigger level being reached, wherein the first trigger specifies a first type of energy source, wherein the first trigger level is a first percentage of energy provided by the first type of energy source exceeding a preset limit, wherein the first action is to send one or more control instructions to at least one of the energy consuming devices in the first consumer's residential energy network to limit demand on the first type of energy source so that the system is configured to limit demand on the first type of energy source in response to determining that the first percentage of energy provided by the first type of energy source exceeds the preset limit, and wherein the first consumer's residential energy network receives energy from multiple types of energy sources.