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US08386369B2 Method for receiving bids on an energy-savings and energy supply portfolio
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在节能和能源供应组合上接收投标的方法
- Patent Title: Method for receiving bids on an energy-savings and energy supply portfolio
- Patent Title (中): 在节能和能源供应组合上接收投标的方法
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Application No.: US12917872Application Date: 2010-11-02
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Publication No.: US08386369B2Publication Date: 2013-02-26
- Inventor: Derek Warnick
- Applicant: Derek Warnick
- Applicant Address: US MA Worcester
- Assignee: World Energy Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee: World Energy Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Worcester
- Agency: Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP
- Agent Brian M. Dingman
- Main IPC: G06Q40/00
- IPC: G06Q40/00

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for determining an optimal award schedule for satisfaction of energy efficiency and energy supply requirements for a portfolio of one or more buildings. A first auction is conducted so as to receive over a computer network, from one or more prospective efficiency suppliers, a plurality of first bids for the provision of energy efficiency, each such first bid specifying an amount of energy saved and a cost. A computer is used to determine a schedule of remaining portfolio energy supply requirements that would remain after the provision of energy efficiency from at least a plurality of the first bids. A second auction is then run so as to receive over the computer network, from one or more prospective energy suppliers, one or more second bids for a plurality of the remaining portfolio energy supply requirements, each such second bid specifying a cost. A computer is then used to determine the lowest cost combination of a first bid and a second bid that satisfies the portfolio energy requirement.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110106687A1 Method for Receiving Bids on an Energy-Savings and Energy Supply Portfolio Public/Granted day:2011-05-05
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