Patent ID: 8811377

Claim:
A method comprising: establishing communication with a plurality of networked power monitors deployed at particular points in a facility, each power monitor of the plurality of networked power monitors being configured to monitor power consumption of a different one of a plurality of electronic devices in the facility; associating a subset of the plurality of networked power monitors with a primary communication hub, the primary communication hub being configured as a node in a wireless sensor network; periodically obtaining system data from each of the plurality of networked power monitors using the wireless sensor network, the system data including power consumption data corresponding to associated electronic devices; routing the system data in messages between nodes of the wireless sensor network by transiting through at least one intermediate node of the wireless sensor network; using the primary communication hub to aggregate the system data from the subset of the plurality of networked power monitors, the primary communication hub and the subset of the plurality of networked power monitors forming a local network within the wireless sensor network; routing the system data in the wireless sensor network by transiting through the primary communication hub and at least one other communication hub of the wireless sensor network; and using the system data to control operation of the plurality of electronic devices in the facility.