System for promoting efficient use of resources

A system, comprising:

• a resource consumption management system, comprising:
• a consumption acquisition module
• a computation module;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor and storing program instructions executable by the processor to implement:
• measuring, using one or more sensors, values of consumption of a resource by an entity at a first place;
• acquiring, by a first computer system comprising a first processor at the first place, the values from the one or more sensors;
• transmitting, using the first processor at the first place, the acquired values to a second computer system comprising a second processor at a second place;
• automatically normalizing, using the second processor at the second place, at least one of the values, wherein normalization is based, at least in part, on a reference consumption structure determined for the first place based on measurements of past consumption;
• automatically generating, using the second processor at the second place, one or more comparisons based on at least one of the normalized values associated with consumption of the resource at the first place and the reference consumption structure determined for the first place based on measurements of past consumption;
• and
• transmitting, using the second processor at the second place, for display to at least one person associated with the entity, while the resource is being consumed at the first place by the entity, the one or more comparisons.

A non-transitory tangible, computer readable medium comprising program instructions stored thereon, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement:

• measuring, using one or more sensors, values of consumption of a resource by an entity at a first place;
• acquiring, by a first computer system comprising a first processor at the first place, the values from the one or more sensors;
• transmitting, using the first processor at the first place, the acquired values to a second computer system comprising a second processor at a second place;
• automatically normalizing, using the second processor at the second place, at least one of the values, wherein normalization is based, at least in part, on a reference consumption structure determined for the first place based on measurements of past consumption;
• automatically generating, using the second processor at the second place, one or more comparisons based on at least one of the normalized values associated with consumption of the resource at the first place and the reference consumption structure determined for the first place based on measurements of past consumption;
• and
• transmitting, using the second processor at the second place, for display to at least one person associated with the entity, while the resource is being consumed at the first place by the entity, the one or more comparisons.