System to assess utility consumption

A system to assess utility consumption comprising:

• at least one utility sensor data input;
• a utility use information storage responsive to said at least one utility sensor data input;
• at least one utility-provider independent redundant sensor that provides utility-provider-independent sensed utility data that is redundant as to a utility-provided sensor and that provides direct information on consumption of at least one particular commodity type as part of a local device;
• a utility data input consumption sensor cross check responsive to said at least one utility-provider independent redundant sensor that provides utility-provider-independent sensed utility data that is redundant as to a utility-provided sensor and that provides direct information on consumption of at least one particular commodity type as part of a local device for at least one utility data input and responsive to said at least one utility sensor data input;
• an automatic cross check alert that alerts a user if desired in response to said utility data input consumption sensor cross check that acts in response to said at least one utility-provider independent redundant sensor that provides utility-provider-independent sensed utility data for at least one utility data input to inform a user if existing utility-provided sensor information does not match said utility-provided independent redundant sensor information;
• a real-time, current utility rate information locator;
• at least one real-time, current utility rate information accessor corresponding to said at least one utility sensor data input and that is responsive to said real-time, current utility rate information locator;
• a utility rate information data storage responsive to said at least one real-time, current utility rate information accessor;
• a real-time, current utility estimated cost generator that provides at least some real-time, current utility cost indication in response to said utility use information storage and said utility rate information data storage;
• a utility cost indication storage responsive to said real-time, current utility estimated cost generator;
• a real-time, current estimated utility cost indication change effect isolator responsive to said utility cost indication storage;
• a display responsive to said real-time, current estimated utility cost indication change effect isolator.