Patent ID: 7571063

Claim:
A compact energy performance monitoring device for simultaneously monitoring a plurality of individual energy sub-loads for lighting, comprising: an integrated monitor unit, including: a multi-circuit monitor module for directly and simultaneously monitoring energy usage as a form of power of the plurality of individual energy sub-loads by generating a plurality of measurements of energy usage of said plurality of energy sub-loads at predetermined intervals; and wherein the monitor module further comprises a storage module for storing a baseline value of energy usage of said at least one energy load at one or more of said predetermined intervals; wherein the monitor module further comprises a comparator module for comparing said at least one measurement of energy usage generated by the monitor module that monitors said at least one energy load with the baseline value of energy usage to determine whether a predetermined threshold of a difference between the at least one measurement of energy usage and the baseline has been reached; said predetermined threshold associated with a power usage when one or more energy loads malfunction or are not operational, and a notification module for providing notification that said at least one energy load has malfunctioned during use or is not operational based on a change in energy usage, at least one program for using said plurality of measurements of energy usage in a first pre-determined manner, said at least one program selected from the group consisting of firmware and software, each said at least one program downloadable via a communications network, each said at least one program locally stored on the device, each said at least one program comprising at least one pre-determined algorithm, each said at least one program comprising at least one member of the group consisting of at least one schedule, at least one setpoint and at least one report parameter; and said first pre-determined manner including said monitor module selecting and executing said at least one program, a single housing unit for housing the monitor module including the storage module and comparator module within 24 inches of one another, and a local display coupled to the integrated combination monitor/control unit, wherein the communications network is connected to the integrated monitor unit, wherein at least one module of the group consisting of said monitor module and said control module is configured for further performing processing to accomplish at least one of the group consisting of alarm notification, exception reporting, and periodic reporting, wherein said at least one of alarm notification, exception reporting, and periodic reporting are output to at least one of the communication network and the local display.