Patent ID: 8509954

Claim:
A demand response system comprising: a mobile device including location based services accessible by a mobile application of the mobile device, wherein the mobile application is further configured to initiate altering an operating condition of the network device disposed at a site using the location based services; a demand response application interface module configured to detect energy management information and initiate altering an operating condition at the site in response to said energy management information and a relative location of the mobile device associated with the site; an electronic device operably coupled to said demand response application interface module and configured to respond to said energy management information; a first wireless module configured to receive demand response data from a smart meter located at the site; a second wireless module configured to receive demand response event data from an IP based communication received using a broadband connection; a WIFI module configured to communicate with the mobile device; a proximity detection module capable of detecting whether the mobile device is located near the site using a WIFI connection to the WIFI module; wherein the demand response application interface module initiates the altering of the operating condition when the WIFI connection is not detected; and wherein the demand response application interface module does not initiate the altering of the operating condition when the WIFI connection is detected.