Patent ID: 9124098
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H02J,Y02B,Y02E,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A renewable energy management system comprising: a load center that enables current flow into a renewable energy system generated from one or more sources and facilitates consumption of generated energy by one or more energy consuming devices in the renewable energy system; a smart meter that tracks energy flow in and out of the load center to measure energy consumption by the one or more energy consuming devices and energy production by the one or more sources for the renewable energy system; and an energy manager in communication with the smart meter and at least one of the energy consuming devices, wherein the energy manager is configured, responsive to determining that energy production measured by the smart meter exceeds energy consumption measured by the smart meter, to signal at least one of the energy consuming devices to store a portion of excess energy generated by the renewable energy system instead of the load center providing said portion of excess energy to a utility, wherein the one or more energy consuming devices comprise a hot water heater, the hot water heater comprising a water reservoir, and wherein signaling said at least one energy consuming device comprises adjusting a temperature set-point of the hot water heater such that the hot water heater stores energy in the hot water reservoir.