Connected device information management systems and methods

A method for managing energy utilization performed by a gateway device, the gateway device comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the gateway device to perform the method, the method comprising:

• receiving, at the gateway device from a customer system, policy information, the policy information articulating one or more control actions performed by one or more connected devices in response to one or more conditions;
• receiving, at the gateway device from an energy management system, energy management signal information;
• identifying, by the gateway device, at least one control action of the one or more control actions based on the one or more conditions articulated in the received policy information and the received energy management signal information;
• generating, by the gateway device, a control signal, the control signal directing at least one connected device of the one or more connected devices to perform the at least one identified control action, the at least one connected device comprising a trusted component;
• transmitting, from the gateway device to the at least one connected device, the control signal;
• receiving, from the at least one connected device by the gateway device, a secure response comprising an indication of at least one action performed by the at least one connected device in response to the control signal, the secure response being generated by the trusted component of the at least one connected device and being cryptographically signed using a secure key associated with the trusted component;
• generating an energy management transaction data record, the energy management transaction data record comprising the energy management signal information and the secure response;
• generating a public record of the energy management transaction data record, the public record of the energy management transaction data record comprising a public component of the energy management transaction data record and a hash of the entire energy management transaction data record;
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• storing the public record of the energy management transaction data record in a public ledger and a confidential record of the energy management transaction data record in a private database, the confidential record of the energy management transaction data record comprising the entire energy management transaction data record.