Techniques for managing resource consumption for demand-based metering

A method for managing consumption of an electrical utility, the method including operations comprising:

• receiving, from an electrical utility provider, information describing a provider demand interval having a first duration, the provider demand interval associated with the electrical utility provider;
• based on the received information, modifying a demand interval that is locally stored, such that the local demand interval has (i) a second duration and a start time based on the first duration of the provider demand interval and (ii) a guard time included in the second duration of the local demand interval;
• receiving information describing a portion of electricity received by a load device, wherein a load managing device is capable of adjusting an electrical consumption of the load device;
• during the guard time of the local demand interval, providing first command data to the load managing device, wherein the load managing device permits an increase in the electrical consumption of the load device during the guard time based on the first command data;
• determining that the portion of the received electricity is received by the load device during the guard time of the local demand interval includes an increase in the electrical consumption of the load device;
• determining a forecasted consumption of the load device for a remainder of the local demand interval, the forecasted consumption based on the portion of the received electricity received during the guard time of the local demand interval and on a quantity of time remaining in the second duration of the local demand interval;
• based on a comparison of the forecasted consumption to a demand threshold associated with the local demand interval, determining that the forecasted consumption exceeds the demand threshold;
• and
• responsive to determining that the forecasted consumption exceeds the demand threshold, providing second command data to the load managing device during the local demand interval, wherein the load managing device reduces the electrical consumption of the load device during the remainder of the local demand interval based on the second command data.

A system for managing electrical consumption of a load device, the system including:

• a load managing device capable of adjusting the electrical consumption of the load device, and
• a processor configured with code to perform operations comprising:
• receiving information describing a quantity of electricity received by the load device from an electrical utility provider;
• determining that the quantity of electricity is received during a local demand interval, wherein the local demand interval has (i) a duration and a start time that are modified based on an additional duration of a provider demand interval associated with the electrical utility provider and (ii) a guard time included in the duration of the local demand interval;
• responsive to receiving first command data during the guard time, increasing the electrical consumption of the load device during the guard time of the local demand interval;
• determining a forecasted consumption of the load device for a remainder of the local demand interval, the forecasted consumption based on the portion increased electrical consumption during the guard time of the local demand interval and on a quantity of time remaining in the duration of the local demand interval;
• based on a comparison of the forecasted consumption to a demand threshold associated with the local demand interval, determining that the forecasted consumption exceeds the demand threshold;
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• responsive to determining that the forecasted consumption exceeds the demand threshold, reducing the electrical consumption of the load device during the remainder of the local demand interval based on second command data received subsequent to the guard time.