Patent ID: 9125010
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A device for use with a demand response system, said computing device comprising: an interface for receiving consumer data from an associated consumer including at least one of a geographic location for each consumer and a preference selection made by each consumer associated with at least one demand response program; and a processor coupled to said interface and programmed to, for each of a plurality of demand response events, select a plurality of participants from the consumer data to receive a plurality of signals representative of a current demand response event of the plurality of demand response events, said processor: (i) organizes the plurality of participants into a hierarchy based on the current demand response event, at least in part on at least one of the consumer geographic location and the preference selection associated with each consumer, and a type of the at least one demand response program being at least one of a direct load control program, a peak pricing program, a rebate-based program, and a time of use program; and (ii) incrementally transmits each of the plurality of signals based on the hierarchy.