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

Abstract

A system and method for creating and making use of customer profiles, including energy consumption patterns. Devices within a service point, using the active load director, may be subject to control events, often based on customer preferences. These control events cause the service point to use less power. Data associated with these control events, as well as related environment data, are used to create an energy consumption profile for each service point. This can be used by the utility to determine which service points are the best targets for energy consumption. In addition, an intelligent load rotation algorithm determines how to prevent the same service points from being picked first each time the utility wants to conserve power.

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         21 . A system for managing power information for generating operating reserves on an electric power grid comprising:
 a server constructed and configured to communicate Internet Protocol (IP)-based messages with at least one grid element for a multiplicity of service points;   wherein the at least one grid element includes at least one smart thermostat and at least one climate-controlled device;   wherein the server creates an energy consumption profile for each of the multiplicity of service points, including an energy consumption pattern for each of the at least one grid element associated with each of the multiplicity of service points;   wherein, during a demand response event, the server sends an energy reduction request to at least one of the multiplicity of service points; and   wherein the at least one of the multiplicity of service points where the energy reduction request is sent is determined based on the energy consumption profile for each of the multiplicity of service points.   
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the energy consumption profile includes at least one set point for the at least one climate-controlled device. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the energy consumption profile includes variability factors including at least one of outside temperature, sunlight, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, elevation above sea level, orientation of the corresponding service point structure, duty duration and percentage, set point difference, current room temperature, historic room temperature, number of floors, types of construction, color of construction, type of roofing material and color, construction surface of structure, land use, latitude and longitude, relative position to jet stream, quality of power to devices, number of people living in the corresponding service point structure, a number of people using the corresponding service point structure and/or environmental factors. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the server is operable to predict customer behaviors based on the energy consumption profile for each of the multiplicity of service points. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the energy consumption pattern is based on at least one energy consumption data, drifts, vacancy times, sleep times, and times during which control events are permitted. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the at least one climate-controlled device includes at least one heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) device. 
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the server is operable to identify inefficient devices and defective devices based on the energy consumption profile for each of the multiplicity of service points. 
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the server generates a supply equivalence value for each of the at least one grid element at each of the multiplicity of service points, and wherein the supply equivalence value is used to determine an energy savings during the demand response event. 
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 28 , wherein the supply equivalence value is generated based on measurement and verification by a smart meter. 
     
     
         30 . A system for managing power information for generating operating reserves on an electric power grid comprising:
 a server constructed and configured to communicate Internet Protocol (IP)-based messages with at least one grid element for a multiplicity of service points;   wherein the at least one grid element includes at least one smart thermostat and at least one climate-controlled device;   wherein the server creates an energy consumption profile for each of the multiplicity of service points, including an energy consumption pattern for each of the at least one grid element associated with each of the multiplicity of service points;   wherein the server generates a supply equivalence value for each of the at least one grid element at each of the multiplicity of service points,   wherein the supply equivalence value is generated based on measurement and verification by a smart meter;   wherein, during a demand response event, the server sends an energy reduction request to at least one of the multiplicity of service points; and   wherein the supply equivalence value is used to determine an energy savings during the demand response event.   
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 30 , wherein the server creates an energy consumption profile for each of the multiplicity of service points, including an energy consumption pattern for each of the at least one grid element associated with each of the multiplicity of service points. 
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one of the multiplicity of service points where the energy reduction request is sent is determined based on the energy consumption profile for each of the multiplicity of service points. 
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 30 , wherein the energy consumption profile for the at least one smart thermostat includes at least one set point for the at least one climate-controlled device. 
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 30 , wherein the server is operable to predict customer behaviors based on the energy consumption profile for each of the multiplicity of service points. 
     
     
         35 . A system for managing power information for generating operating reserves on an electric power grid comprising:
 a server constructed and configured for communicating Internet Protocol (IP)-based messages with at least one grid element for a multiplicity of service points;   wherein the at least one grid element includes at least one smart thermostat and at least one climate-controlled device;   wherein the server creates an energy consumption profile for each of the multiplicity of service points, including an energy consumption pattern for each of the at least one grid element associated with each of the multiplicity of service points;   wherein the energy consumption profile includes at least one set point for the at least one climate-controlled device;   wherein the server is operable to predict customer behaviors based on the energy consumption profile for each of the multiplicity of service points; and   wherein, during a demand response event, the server sends an energy reduction request to at least one of the multiplicity of service points.   
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 35 , wherein the at least one of the multiplicity of service points where the energy reduction request is sent is determined based on the energy consumption profile for each of the multiplicity of service points. 
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 35 , wherein the server generates a supply equivalence value for each of the at least one grid element at each of the multiplicity of service points, and wherein the supply equivalence value is used to determine an energy savings during the demand response event. 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein the supply equivalence value is generated based on measurement and verification by a smart meter. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 35 , wherein the server is operable to generate a candidate list of service points for the demand response event based on predictions of the customer behaviors based on the energy consumption profile. 
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 35 , wherein the at least one climate-controlled device includes at least one heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) device.