Abstract: An apparatus, system and method are provided to deliver enhanced wireless mesh networking. According to some embodiments the system is designed to enable photovoltaic-based meshed networking, which may include a networking gateway connected to a photovoltaic receptor, where the networking gateway has one or more wireless communication chips; a network device setup to be in wireless communication with multiple networking gateways, to enable a local communications network, where the network device has a Wi-Fi communication link to enable wireless communications between multiple network devices; and a communications link for connecting the network device to a non-local communications network.

Abstract: An energy usage management platform is provided for remotely managing energy usage of multiple end user devices or appliances, including a smart grid network with an energy data server adapted to manage multiple electric device energy usage profiles, and an electric meter for transmitting electricity usage data to the energy data server, thereby enabling the energy data server to monitor energy usage of identified electric devices, wherein there is substantially no requirement to install an electricity usage sensor on the specific electric devices.