Patent ID: 6860288

Claim:
A system for monitoring and controlling one or more utility systems, comprising: a utility system main supply line for supplying a utility to at least one of a structure, an area and a building; a controlled shut-off device on said utility system main supply line, said controlled shut-off device bias toward an open position and movable toward a closed position upon receipt of an actuation signal wherein said utility is prevented from passing by said controlled shut-off device; a main utility sensor on said utility system main supply line that at least one of detects and monitors passage of said utility through said utility main supply line; a occupancy sensor in said building that detects occupancy; a processor communicating with said controlled shut-off device, said main utility sensor and said occupancy sensor, said processor sending said actuation signal to said controlled shut-off device to move said controlled shut-off device toward said closed position when input from both said main utility sensor and said occupancy sensor indicates occurrence of an abnormal event.