# US 2014/0207708 A1 · Utility consumption disaggregation > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0207708 A1 - Document ID: US20140207708A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/219,380 - Filed: 2014-03-19 - Published: 2014-07-24 - Earliest claimed: 2010-05-17 - Assignees: Ennovationz, Inc. - Inventors: Martha Amram; Doug Sauder - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140207708A1 ## CPC - G06Q 50/06: Energy or water supply - G06Q 10/00: Administration; Management - G06Q 30/04: Billing or invoicing - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A computer-implemented method for itemizing energy consumption to generate and present a utility consumption profile based on disaggregated historical utility consumption data is presented. The computer-implemented method comprises obtaining data indicating historical utility consumption of a dwelling over a time period. A non-seasonal portion of the historical utility consumption data is then determined by first computing an average utility consumption based on one or more predetermined intervals within the time period, and then computing the non-seasonal portion by applying the average to the time period. The non-seasonal portion is then subtracted from the historical utility consumption data to obtain a seasonal portion of the historical utility consumption data. The seasonal and/or non-seasonal portion may be further disaggregated by end-use methods, and presented to the user in the utility consumption profile. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method for itemizing energy consumption, comprising: obtaining data indicating historical utility consumption of a dwelling over a time period; determining a non-seasonal portion of the historical utility consumption data by (a) computing an average utility consumption based on one or more predetermined intervals within the time period, and (b) computing the non-seasonal portion by applying the average to the time period; subtracting the non-seasonal portion from the historical utility consumption data to obtain a seasonal portion of the historical utility consumption data; and generating a utility consumption profile for the dwelling indicating non-seasonal consumption and seasonal consumption. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a comparison of the dwelling's utility consumption profile and another utility consumption profile. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising computing an average of the historical utility consumption data corresponding to a billing cycle used by a utility provider serving the dwelling, and indicating a billing tier applicable to the computed average consumption. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more predetermined intervals are determined based on a geographical region of the dwelling. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the historical utility consumption is natural gas consumption, and the utility consumption profile is a natural gas consumption profile. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising indicating the seasonal portion as attributable to heating the dwelling in the natural gas consumption profile. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising computing at least one non-seasonal natural gas consumption level corresponding to at least one appliance in the dwelling, and presenting the at least one appliance and the corresponding consumption levels in the natural gas consumption profile to a user. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising subtracting a sum of the computed non-seasonal natural gas consumption levels from the non-seasonal portion of the historical gas consumption data to obtain a residual portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the historical utility consumption is historical electricity consumption, and the utility consumption profile is an electricity consumption profile. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising computing at least one non-seasonal electricity consumption level corresponding to at least one dwelling feature, and presenting the dwelling features and their corresponding consumption levels in the electricity consumption profile to a user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising obtaining at least one parameter of the at least one dwelling feature, and using the at least one parameter to determine the at least one non-seasonal electricity consumption level. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising subtracting a sum of the computed non-seasonal electricity consumption levels from the non-seasonal portion of the historical electricity consumption data to obtain a residual portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising computing at least one always-on electricity consumption level corresponding to at least one dwelling feature and presenting the dwelling features and their corresponding consumption level to the user, wherein the always-on consumption level comprises electricity consumption of dwelling feature that substantially constantly consumes electricity. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising subtracting a sum of the always-on electricity consumption levels from the residual portion of the historical gas consumption data to obtain a portion indicating a level of confidence in the computation of the dwelling feature electricity consumption levels. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising computing at least one seasonal electricity consumption level corresponding to at least one seasonally operated dwelling feature, and presenting the at least one dwelling feature and the corresponding seasonal electricity consumption level in the electricity consumption profile to the user. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the historical utility consumption is historical water consumption, and the utility consumption profile is a water consumption profile. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining the historical utility consumption data from a utility bill. ### Claim 18 A system for itemizing energy consumption, comprising: a server for receiving historical utility consumption data of a dwelling over a time period; wherein the server comprises: a memory for storing the historical utility consumption data; PATENT a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor performs actions based at least in part on the stored instructions, including: determining a non-seasonal portion of the historical utility consumption data by (a) computing an average utility consumption based on one or more predetermined intervals within the time period, and (b) computing the non-seasonal portion by applying the average to the time period; subtracting the non-seasonal portion from the historical utility consumption data to obtain a seasonal portion of the historical utility consumption data; and generating a utility consumption profile for the dwelling indicating non-seasonal consumption and seasonal consumption. ### Claim 19 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having executable computer program instructions embodied therein, the instructions comprising: instructions obtaining data indicating historical utility consumption of a dwelling over a time period; instructions for determining a non-seasonal portion of the historical utility consumption data by (a) computing an average utility consumption based on one or more predetermined intervals within the time period, and (b) computing the non-seasonal portion by applying the average to the time period; instructions for subtracting the non-seasonal portion from the historical utility consumption data to obtain a seasonal portion of the historical utility consumption data; and instructions for generating a utility consumption profile for the dwelling indicating non-seasonal consumption and seasonal consumption.