Patent ID: 8671191

Claim:
A demand response system comprising: a facility of a participant; and a utility service provider; and wherein: the facility comprises: an energy services interface; an energy usage measuring instrument connected to the energy services interface; automation equipment connected to the energy services interface; and one or more energy usage loads connected to the automation equipment; the utility service provider comprises a demand response management system connected to the energy services interface; an installer of the energy services interface logs in with a computer into a demand response automation server website to pull up a demand response automation server installer portal on a display screen; the installer is logged into an account of the participant; determining from the portal whether the participant is communicating satisfactorily with the demand response management system; and confirming that energy usage data from the participant is sent to the demand response management system with the portal; and wherein: a client is an interface for a demand response resource facility of the participant; and one or more tasks for installation of the client are performed via the portal on behalf of the participant.