Systems and Methods for Advanced Energy Settlements, Network-Based Messaging, and Applications Supporting the Same

Abstract

Systems and methods for electric power messaging and settlements including advanced energy settlements, messaging, and applications for electric power supply, load, and/or curtailment and data analytics associated with the same. Systems and methods for providing data analytics and customer or consumer guidance and controls are provided, and coupled with graphic user interfaces for interactive control and command of grid elements, design, specification, construction, management and financial settlement for data centers and/or microgrids, business and residential power consumption, control, management, messaging and settlements, mobile applications, websites, marketing offers, optimal pricing for comparable energy plans, retail electric provider and direct consumer alternatives, network of power architecture, EnergyNet applications, software development kit, and application web-based storefronts.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for energy settlements in an electric power grid, comprising:
 providing an energy settlement platform comprising at least one server computer operable for communication over a network with at least one electric vehicle and at least one electric vehicle charging station;   the energy settlement platform aggregating power consumption data from the at least one electric vehicle and aggregating revenue grade power consumption data from at least one revenue grade meter;   wherein each of the at least one revenue grade meter is attached to the at least one electric vehicle and/or the at least one electric vehicle charging station;   the energy settlement platform aggregating revenue grade equivalent power consumption data, wherein the revenue grade equivalent power consumption data includes revenue grade metrology as required by a utility or a governing entity for management and real-time assessments of energy charges on the electric power grid;   the at least one electric vehicle charging station transmitting payment confirmation messages to the at least one electric vehicle in real time, wherein the payment confirmation messages include an amount of charge received and/or an amount of payment required for at least one charging session; and   the energy settlement platform assessing distributed energy charges for the at least one electric vehicle based on charging activity at the least one electric vehicle charging station.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the energy settlement platform mapping the real-time assessments to corresponding energy agreements. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of assessing distributed energy charges is initiated via an interface on the at least one electric vehicle charging station. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the power consumption data is aggregated to build a real-time energy consumption profile of the consumption of the at least one electric vehicle, wherein the power consumption data is comprised of the real-time assessments. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the energy settlement platform delivering a marketing message to an account associated with the at least one electric vehicle, wherein the marketing message provides analytics for at least one of an open rate, a response rate, a referral rate, and/or a purchase conversion rate for charging the at least one electric vehicle. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the energy settlement platform underpinning an energy assessment process between the energy retailer, the retail energy provider, and/or the market participant and the at least one electric vehicle based on the real-time assessments. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing an interactive interface for different participants in the real-time assessments, wherein the interactive interface is operable to send a message, an advertisement, electric vehicle charging pricing information, and/or an alternative plan for the real-time assessments. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing a mobile application program for the real-time assessments, wherein the mobile application program contains a user profile for at least one energy customer, wherein the user profile includes the ability to adjust a charging plan and/or a settlement plan for the at least one electric vehicle. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the energy settlement platform aggregating energy consumption for the at least one electric vehicle over a time period. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing intelligent analytics for the at least one electric vehicle and/or the at least one electric vehicle charging station. 
     
     
         11 . A system for energy settlements in electric power grid, comprising:
 an energy settlement platform in network communication with at least one electric vehicle and at least one electric vehicle charging station;   wherein the energy settlement platform comprises interfaces and at least one server computer, wherein the energy settlement platform is operable to:
 aggregate power consumption data from the at least one electric vehicle; 
 aggregate corresponding revenue grade power consumption data from the at least one electric vehicle; 
 generate real-time assessments of power consumption based on the power consumption data received via Internet Protocol (IP)-based metering in real time; 
 aggregate for assessment energy charges for the at least one electric vehicle based on the real-time assessments; and 
   wherein the energy settlement platform communicates with the at least one electric vehicle charging station via an advanced meter infrastructure (AMI).   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein interconnection points and/or geodetic attachment points determine price for the real-time assessments. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein energy agreements provide for energy settlement and/or corresponding market based financial settlement for power consumption for the at least one electric vehicle. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the energy settlement platform is further operable to provide event detection, purchasing and settlements, profiling analytics, and/or modeling and forecasting. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising providing a mobile application program for the real-time assessments, wherein the mobile application program contains a user profile for at least one energy customer, wherein the user profile includes at least one of an account identifier, user financial account information, market participant account information, geodetic information, historical energy consumption data, customer status, purchase history, and/or an offer and response history. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the energy settlement platform receives at least one reservation message, designating a time and/or a location for charging the at least one electric vehicle. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the energy settlement platform is further operable to map the real-time assessments to corresponding energy agreements; to calculate a cost or pricing of each of the real-time assessments, and to summate at least one customer balance from the real-time assessments during a selected period of time. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one customer balance for the real-time assessment of energy consumed by the at least one electric vehicle is transmitted to at least one user device in real time. 
     
     
         19 . A method for energy settlements in an electric power grid, comprising:
 providing an energy settlement platform comprising at least one server computer operable for communication over a network with at least one electric vehicle charging station;   the energy settlement platform aggregating power consumption data from the at least one electric vehicle charging station and aggregating revenue grade power consumption data from at least one revenue grade meter;   wherein each of the at least one revenue grade meter is attached to the at least one electric vehicle charging station;   the energy settlement platform aggregating revenue grade equivalent power consumption data, wherein the revenue grade equivalent power consumption data includes revenue grade metrology as required by a utility or a governing entity for management and real-time assessments of energy charges on the electric power grid;   at least one market participant transmitting payment confirmation messages to a user account associated with the at least one electric vehicle charging station in real time, wherein the payment confirmation messages include an amount of charge received and/or an amount of payment required for at least one charging session; and   the energy settlement platform assessing distributed energy charges for the at least one electric vehicle charging station based on charging activity by at least one electric vehicle.   
     
     
         20 . A system for energy settlements in electric power grid, comprising:
 an energy settlement platform in network communication with at least one electric vehicle charging station;   wherein the energy settlement platform comprises interfaces and at least one server computer, wherein the energy settlement platform is operable to:
 aggregate power consumption data from the at least one electric vehicle charging station; 
 aggregate corresponding revenue grade power consumption data from the at least one electric vehicle charging station; 
 generate real-time assessments of power consumption based on the power consumption data received via Internet Protocol (IP)-based metering in real time; 
 aggregate for assessment energy charges for the at least one electric vehicle charging station based on the real-time assessments; and 
   wherein the energy settlement platform communicates with the at least one electric vehicle charging station via an advanced meter infrastructure (AMI).