Patent ID: 8315744

Claim:
An apparatus comprising at least one processor and memory to store instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, perform operations for: a communication module to receive sensor data via a communication network connected to a plurality of sensors operatively located within a building, the plurality of sensors being to provide sensor data identifying the presence of one or more persons in a building, and the communication module further operating to send information via a communication device to the one or more persons in the building; a policy engine including a plurality of rules, each rule associated with at least one powered device located within the building, at least one rule further including operations to select an available zone in the building for operating powered devices by the one or more persons in the building, the available zone being selected from a plurality of zones in the building to reduce power consumption in one or more zones that are unoccupied, and the at least one rule further including related information to be sent to the one or more persons in the building, the related information including an identification of the available zone in the building for operating powered devices; and a power control module to adjust power supplied to the at least one powered device based on the rule.