Patent ID: 8775848

Claim:
A device for monitoring and controlling energy consumption by devices in a facility comprising: a displayless housing; electrically conducting prongs disposed on the housing configured to plug into a wall outlet to establish an electrical connection with a power source; a power supply built into the device, the power supply electrically coupled to the electrically conducting prongs; a computing device disposed in said housing, that stores, manipulates and communicates energy data, the computing device powered by the power supply, the computing device comprising: a first communication interface configured to enable the device to communicate over a first network with a utility meter associated with the power source; a second communication interface configured to enable the device to separately communicate over a second network with the devices in the facility; and status indicators operatively connected to said computing device and disposed on an external surface of said housing for at least conveying a status of the first and second networks over which the device separately communicates.