Patent ID: 6874691

Claim:
An energy management and monitoring system comprising: a plurality of wireless remote devices located at a building, each wireless remote device including: a first wireless transceiver configured for the transmission and reception of digital information; a first interface for energy management or monitoring; an identifier transmittable by said first wireless transceiver which identifies a type of said first interface; and a unique serial number transmittable by said first wireless transceiver; a controller located at said building, said controller in wireless communication with said plurality of wireless remote devices to monitor environmental conditions at said building and energy usage at said building, said controller being programmable to control conditions within said building based on said environmental conditions and energy usage as monitored by said plurality of wireless remote devices, said controller including: a second wireless transceiver configured for digital communication with said first wireless transceiver; and a second interface; and a server in communication with said controller via said second interface to collect information regarding the environmental conditions at said building, the energy usage at said building, and the control of environmental conditions within said building, said server being in further communication with the internet such that said information can be accessed via a web browser, wherein said controller can communicate with an individual remote device by transmitting or receiving the unique serial number of said individual wireless remote device.