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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2011
John K. Besore, Louisville, KY (US);
Timothy Dale Worthington, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael F. Finch, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeff Donald Drake, Louisville, KY (US);
Nagaraju Valluri, Louisville, KY (US);
John K. Besore, Louisville, KY (US);
Timothy Dale Worthington, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael F. Finch, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeff Donald Drake, Louisville, KY (US);
Nagaraju Valluri, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A household energy management system is provided comprising a controller for managing power consumption of multiple devices within a household wherein the controller monitors energy usage data from a utility. The system further provides a utility meter for measuring an amount of energy usage by the household and a user interface through which a user can enter a parameter of the energy usage. The system yet further provides a local generator for generating energy for one or more of the energy consuming devices wherein the controller initiates the generator and changes at least some of the energy usage from the utility to the local generator when the energy usage level is within a predetermined percentage range of the parameter.