Patent ID: 8886361

Claim:
An energy decision management system comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon, wherein the program instructs a processor to perform steps, comprising: creating a strategic energy decision plan to operate a plurality of energy systems, the strategic energy decision plan including a derived 12-month energy usage based at least on a cost of fuel for each of the plurality of energy systems, energy costs, environmental credits and debits, usage forecasts of the plurality of energy systems, operating characteristics of each of the plurality of energy systems, and a cost of starting or stopping each of the plurality of energy systems; creating an operational schedule to determine which energy system of the plurality of energy systems to operate based on the strategic energy decision plan, the operating schedule including a derived 12-month operating schedule by hour of each of the plurality of energy systems; and producing management reports to quantify operational issues and accuracy based on the strategic energy decision plan and the operational schedule.