Patent ID: 8996188
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G01D,G01R,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for auditing energy use by an energy network, comprising: gathering, by a device comprising a processor, energy-usage data pertaining to the energy network; gathering, by the device, baseline data pertaining to a baseline energy use of the energy network; comparing, by the device, the energy-usage data and the baseline data resulting in compared energy-usage data; based on an analysis of the energy network related to changes in energy usage of the energy network as a result of an exchange of an alternate target device for a target device coupled to the energy network, determining, by the device, a recommendation to exchange the alternate target device for the target device where the analysis indicates that the alternate target device is more efficient than the target device according to a defined efficiency criterion; and facilitating, by the device, access to the recommendation, compared energy-usage data, and the baseline data.