Heating, cooling and power configuration and management system

A method of determining a primary energy scheme comprising the steps of:

• (A) selecting a geographic location for a facility;
• (B) inputting an energy demand profile as a function of time for the facility that includes at least a power demand component;
• (C) selecting a primary technology for the primary energy scheme;
• (D) selecting a system type indicative of a type of equipment to be configured, the type being selected from the group comprising (i) power;
• (ii) power and heating;
• (iii) power and cooling;
• and (iv) power, heating and cooling;
• and
• (E) determining the primary energy scheme based on the selected geographic location, the energy demand profile, the selected primary technology, and the selected system type.

An apparatus for determining an energy scheme comprising:

• a computer;
• a database associated with said computer configured to store equipment information;
• said computer being configured to allow a user (i) to select a geographic location for a facility;
• (ii) to input an energy demand profile as a function of time for the facility that includes at least a power demand component;
• (iii) to select a primary technology for the primary energy scheme;
• and (iv) to select a system type indicative of a type of equipment to be configured, the option being selected from the group comprising (a) power;
• (b) power and heating;
• (c) power and cooling;
• and (d) power, heating and cooling;
• said computer being further configured to determine the primary energy scheme using the equipment information based on the selected geographic location, the energy demand profile, the selected primary technology, and the selected system type.