Abstract: A system is provided for matching real-time renewable resource credits with energy loads. The system generates real-time renewable energy credits (“RECs”) in real time with one or more attributes. A real-time REC is evidence of production of a base amount of electricity with attributes that may include actual time of production, location of production, and power type. When a supplier generates a base amount of electricity using renewable energy, the supplier is issued a real-time REC indicating actual time and production location. A consumer may purchase the real-time REC from that supplier based on matching the consumer's consumption to the real-time REC, make a claim, and then retire the real-time REC. As a result of this matching of production and consumption based on actual time and location, suppliers of electricity generated using renewable energy may be incentivized to build renewable energy plants near consumers, resulting in less pollution and less loss of energy during transmission.

Abstract: A system is provided to identify energy opportunities for an entity (e.g., supplier or consumer) to help ensure than an objective of the entity is met. An objective of an entity may be to consume electrical power that is at least 50% provided by clean energy. Another objective may be to reduce energy consumption during periods of electrical shortages. Yet another objective may be to supply electrical power during periods of high price and consume electrical power during periods of low price. The system inputs data relating to the day-ahead energy market, the real-time energy market, historical supply and demand, forecast supply and demand, and so on and identifies various energy opportunities for entities. The system then notifies the entities of the energy opportunities that may be of interest so that the entities can decide whether to take advantage of the energy opportunities.