Patent ID: 7925388

Claim:
A wireless energy control unit, comprising: a housing; a plurality of controllable switches located within said housing, each of said controllable switches having a first position wherein a power source is electronically connected to an electrical load and a second position wherein the power source is disconnected from the electrical load; a plurality of output terminals from said housing, said plurality of output terminals each adapted for connection to one of a plurality of passive circuit breakers located in a circuit breaker panel such that the passive circuit breaker is connected in series with one of said controllable switches, whereby the controllable switch is capable of connecting or disconnecting an electrical load drawing power through the passive circuit breaker; a wireless receiver located within said housing; and a controller located within said housing and connected to said wireless receiver, said controller receiving messages via said wireless receiver and, in response thereto, selectively switching one or more of said controllable switches between said first position and said second position according to a locally configurable priority, thereby connecting and disconnecting the electrical loads from the power source.