Abstract: Disclosed herein is a computerized method including operations of obtaining electrical grid metrics, obtaining electricity usage metrics from various sites, determining a clean response score indicative of a ratio of a total amount of carbon dioxide produced as a result of generation of electricity provided to the electrical grid and a percentage of the electricity supplied to the electrical grid that is generated using low CO2 emissions resources, wherein low CO2 emissions resources include renewable resources and nucelar resources, performing a threshold comparison operation with the clean response score to a threshold, and based on a result of the threshold comparison operation, automating the initiation of a curtailment strategy at a first site, which includes operations that reduce electricity usage at the first site. Automating the initiation of the curtailment strategy may include generating instructions that cause adjustment of the functioning of an electrical device to reduce electricity usage.

Abstract: The present application relates to the control and management of an energy system in coordination with a fluctuating energy market and, in one form provides a method for managing supply of energy to a number of energy consuming devices connected to a power distribution system of an energy supply system. The method may include the steps of: (1) monitoring one or more parameters affecting energy usage, (2) acquiring a first set of values based on the parameters, (3) calculating a set of predicted future values based on the first set of values, (4) identifying a context related to the first set of values, and (5) presenting control actions to increase efficiency of energy supply in response to the context.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of energy consumption. In one form, a method of controlling a number of sensing devices includes the steps of: forming a queue of a number of sensing devices, selecting one of the sensing devices, storing the settings of the selected sensing device, determining at least one active mode of the selected sensing device, calculating a sleep time for the selected sensing device, and operating the selected device with its stored settings in accordance with the calculated sleep time.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and system of dynamically responding to a Demand Response (DR) request of a commercial energy system to reduce energy consumption of at least one energy consuming appliance, equipment and/or device, and includes: providing the DR request with an associated priority, and controlling at least one control device operably connected to energy consuming appliances, equipment and/or devices of an individual building in accordance with predetermined criteria based on the associated priority.