Patent ID: 8918221

Claim:
A central power utility management system comprising: a processor; a memory storage device configured to store at least one database arranged to store customer data for customers resident at a plurality of customer premises, the customer data comprising a customer goal for power consumption at respective customer premises, the customer goal being set by the customer resident at respective customer premises; a receiver arranged to receive data at the central power utility management system from the plurality of customer premises, the data generated by one or more sensors at the plurality of customer premises and indicative of power consumption or power generation at respective customer premises; and an analytics engine comprising analytical rules operable to, when executed by the processor, with respect to a first customer of the plurality of customers: statistically analyze the data from the one or more sensors; compare the statistically analyzed data with a respective goal of the first customer and with data aggregated from a premises of a second customer similarly-situated to the first customer, wherein the comparison with data aggregated from the premises of the similarly-situated second customer is to determine whether enemy usage of the first customer is consistent with what is expected for the premises of the first customer; and generate a recommended action to be taken by the first customer responsive to the comparison, the recommended action adapted to bring the first customer closer to reaching the respective goal of the first customer, the recommended action related to a change in operation or a replacement of a device that consumes power and is resident at a premises of the first customer.