Patent ID: 8751390

Claim:
A method of tracking lumen generation and payment for lumen generation from at least one light emitting diode light fixture used by a customer, the method comprising: providing at least one light emitting diode light fixture, the provider of the at least one light emitting diode light fixture receiving payment of a pre-determined monetary amount as compensation for photons generated by the at least one light emitting diode light fixture for a period of time; metering the electricity entering the at least one light emitting diode light fixture over the period of time and storing the metered amount of electricity entering the at least one light emitting diode light fixture over the period of time in memory on at least one processor; measuring the light exiting the at least one light emitting diode light fixture over the period of time and storing in said memory the measured light exiting the at least one light emitting diode light fixture over the period of time on the at least one processor; automatically comparing at the at least one processor the measured amount of light at each of the at least one light emitting diode light fixture for the period of time to data representative of a desired lumen illumination level wherein the at least one processor automatically adjusts the electricity to be provided to each of the at least one light emitting diode light fixture to achieve the desired lumen illumination level; storing in said memory the adjusted electricity provided to each of the at least one light emitting diode light fixture for the period of time; retrieving from memory and compiling on a computing device the metered electricity and the adjusted electricity provided to each of the at least one light emitting diode light fixture for the period of time; determining at the computing device the amount of compensation to be paid to the customer's supplier of electricity for the compiled electricity at least one light emitting diode light fixture for the period of time; and submitting payment from the provider of the at least one light fixture to the customer's electricity supplier for the electricity entering the at least one light emitting diode light fixture for the period of time.