Patent ID: 8560133

Claim:
A method of an energy smart management system for providing advice and recommendations to an energy consumer regarding energy use in a home that has a controller with at least one memory for storing data and executable instructions, the method comprising: upon retrieving physical and demographic data of the home, past energy consumption characteristics, and on-site generation /storage data, storing the data in a home database; determining an energy profile and a carbon footprint of the home based on the physical and demographic data of the home and utility generation mix characteristics; compiling the energy profile and the carbon footprint into an aggregate home database having home data for multiple homes respectively; comparing the energy profile and the carbon footprint of the home in relation to the multiple homes; and presenting the comparison of the energy profile and the carbon footprint of the home in a web browser for the consumer via an IP connection; wherein the borne data includes meteorological data comprising local temperature, precipitation, solar insolation data, and wind trends, and construction data comprising geographical location, size, number of floors and/or rooms, age, and orientation of the home with respect to the sun.