Patent ID: 7603314

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of reconciling records of resource consumption at a plurality of resource consumption sites, the computer-implemented method comprising: programming a specific processor with computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform the steps of: a. collecting and recording resource consumption at multiple resource consumption sites, wherein the resource consumption is a consumption of electricity that is transmitted through resource consumption feeders that serve multiple types of electricity generation companies, and wherein the electricity generation companies supply electricity to the resource consumption sites; b. retrieving records from the resource consumption sites and interim control points on the resource consumption feeders, wherein the resource consumption feeders are electric power lines coming from the multiple electricity generation companies; c. comparing a total number of resource consumption records forwarded from the resource consumption feeders with a total number of resource consumption records aggregated at the resource consumption sites; d. issuing a notification, if an error is discovered during the comparing step; e. if no errors are detected during the comparing step, continuing comparing records until all records are reconciled; f. aggregating the records of resource consumption into aggregate business records of the resource consumption at the resource consumption sites; and g. automatically reconciling resource consumption records at feeder sub systems, nodes, interim nodes and billing subsystems that are located between the resource consumption feeders and the resource consumption sites.