Patent ID: 8131609

Claim:
A system, comprising: one or more computer memory modules that store: utility invoice data received from a utility vendor, the utility invoice data including: a plurality of usage values, each usage value based at least in part on usage of at least one utility resource, the usage measured by at least one utility meter having at least one meter identifier; a plurality of cost values, each cost value at least in part based on a corresponding usage value; a plurality of account identifiers, each account identifier associated with at least one utility account and stored in association with at least one of the plurality of usage values and at least one of the plurality of cost values; and a plurality of service point identifiers, the plurality of service point identifiers including a first service point identifier representing a physical location of a first utility meter having a first meter identifier, the first service point identifier stored in association with a first usage value measured by the first utility meter, a first cost value for the first usage value, and a particular account identifier, wherein the first service point identifier retains its association with the physical location, the first usage value, the first cost value, and the particular account identifier in response to a replacement of the first utility meter with a second utility meter having a second meter identifier and a change of the particular account identifier to a new account identifier; and a processor that is communicatively coupled to the one or more computer memory modules and that: receives a request for historical information associated with the physical location, the request comprising the first service point identifier; retrieves the historical information from the one or more computer memory modules in response to the request, the historical information retrieved based at least in part on the first service point identifier in the request, wherein the historical information includes historical usage values and historical cost values associated with the physical location, the first meter identifier, the second meter identifier, the particular account identifier, and the new account identifier; generates a graphical user interface that displays the historical information; determines a plurality of strategies for reducing utility costs for future utility usage at the physical location based at least in part on the historical usage values and the historical cost values associated with the physical location, the first meter identifier, the second meter identifier, the particular account identifier, and the new account identifier; determines a plurality of monetary savings values, each associated with one of the plurality of strategies for reducing utility costs for future utility usage at the physical location; and presents the plurality of strategies and their associated plurality of monetary savings values using the graphical user interface.