Systems and methods for determining and utilizing customer energy profiles for load control for individual structures, devices, and aggregation of same

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing electrical load control events in an electric power grid are disclosed. A server processor is operable to generate an energy consumption profile for each of the plurality of service points. Each energy consumption profile comprises energy consumption information for a plurality of controllable energy consuming devices. The server processor selects at least one service point from the plurality of service points based on a predetermined criterion and sends at least one load control event to the at least one service point in response to an energy reduction request. The server processor determines an energy saving resulting from the at least one load control event at the at least one service point. The energy saving is determined based on a monetary supply equivalent value for each of the plurality of controllable energy consuming devices.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for managing electrical load control events in an electric power grid, comprising:
 a server processor coupled with a database in network communication with a plurality of service points;   wherein each of the plurality of service points is associated with at least one management device and at least one power consuming device;   wherein a customer profile is associated with each of the at least one management device, wherein the customer profile includes preference data for the at least one power consuming device;   wherein the server processor receives at least one energy reduction request, including a target energy saving from at least one electric grid operator;   wherein, in response to the at least one energy reduction request, the server processor is operable to send at least one load control event to the at least one management device associated with at least one of the plurality of service points;   wherein the at least one management device is operable to turn off the at least one power consuming device, based on the preference data of the customer profile associated with the at least one management device; and   wherein the server processor is operable to determine an energy saving resulting from the at least one load control event at the at least one of the plurality of service points, wherein the energy saving is determined based on a value for each of the at least one power consuming devices, wherein the value is based on a transformation of a measurement and verification of a reduction in consumed power by the at least one power consuming device.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one power consuming device includes at least one Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) unit. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the preference data includes at least one temperature set point for the at least one HVAC unit, energy used in a given time period, average energy used in the given time period, drift time per unit temperature, average drift time, power time per unit temperature, and/or average power time per unit temperature. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the customer profile includes a customer name, customer address, location data for the at least one management device associated with the customer profile, device information, and/or customer energy consumption patterns. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one management device includes at least one smart thermostat. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one management device is further constructed and configured for communication with a database, wherein the database generates a curtailment value for the at least one power consuming device based on the measurement and verification. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the curtailment value is accepted as supply by at least one governing entity. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the server processor selects the at least one of the plurality of service points based on preference data of the customer profile associated with the at least one management device associated with the at least one of the plurality of service points. 
     
     
         9 . A system for managing power on an electric power grid, comprising:
 a server processor coupled with a database in network communication with a plurality of service points;   wherein each of the plurality of service points is associated with at least one management device and at least one power consuming device;   wherein the at least one power consuming device includes at least one Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) unit;   wherein a customer profile is associated with each of the at least one management device, wherein the customer profile includes preference data for the at least one power consuming device;   wherein the server processor receives at least one energy reduction request, including a target energy saving from at least one electric grid operator;   wherein, in response to the at least one energy reduction request, the server processor is operable to send at least one load control event to the at least one management device associated with at least one of the plurality of service points;   wherein the at least one management device is operable to turn off the at least one power consuming device, based on the preference data of the customer profile associated with the at least one management device; and   wherein the server processor is operable to determine an energy saving resulting from the at least one load control event at the at least one of the plurality of service points.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the energy saving is determined based on a value for each of the at least one power consuming devices, wherein the value is based on a transformation of a measurement and verification of a reduction in consumed power by the at least one power consuming device. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the measurement and verification is performed by a smart meter. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the preference data includes at least one temperature set point for the at least one HVAC unit, energy used in a given time period, average energy used in the given time period, drift time per unit temperature, average drift time, power time per unit temperature, and/or average power time per unit temperature. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the customer profile includes a customer name, customer address, location data for the at least one management device associated with the customer profile, device information, and/or customer energy consumption patterns. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one management device includes at least one smart thermostat. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one management device is further constructed and configured for communication with a database, wherein the database generates a curtailment value for the at least one power consuming device based on the measurement and verification. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the curtailment value is accepted as supply by at least one governing entity. 
     
     
         17 . A system for managing power on an electric power grid, comprising:
 a server processor coupled with a database in network communication with a plurality of service points;   wherein each of the plurality of service points is associated with at least one management device and at least one power consuming device;   wherein the at least one management device includes at least one smart thermostat;   wherein the at least one power consuming device includes at least one Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) unit;   wherein a customer profile is associated with each of the at least one management device, wherein the customer profile includes preference data for the at least one power consuming device;   wherein the preference data includes at least one temperature set point for the at least one HVAC unit;   wherein the server processor receives at least one energy reduction request, including a target energy saving from at least one electric grid operator;   wherein, in response to the at least one energy reduction request, the server processor is operable to send at least one load control event to the at least one management device associated with at least one of the plurality of service points; and   wherein the at least one management device is operable to turn off the at least one power consuming device, based on the preference data of the customer profile associated with the at least one management device.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the server processor is operable to determine an energy saving resulting from the at least one load control event at the at least one of the plurality of service points. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the energy saving is determined based on a value for each of the at least one power consuming devices, wherein the value is based on a transformation of a measurement and verification of a reduction in consumed power by the at least one power consuming device. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one management device is further constructed and configured for communication with a database, wherein the database generates a curtailment value for the at least one power consuming device based on the measurement and verification, wherein the curtailment value is accepted as supply by at least one governing entity.