Intelligent CCHP System

A combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) device for a structure coupled to an energy source comprising:

• an energy generator;
• a waste heat recovery system designed and configured to recovery thermal energy from said energy generator, said waste heat recovery system having at least two modes of operation;
• wherein in a first mode of operation said waste heat recovery system uses said recovered thermal energy for the structures thermal needs, or stores the thermal energy from said energy generator, and
• wherein in a second mode of operation said waste heat recovery system uses the stored thermal energy to cool ambient air;
• and
• a control system for controlling said energy generator and said waste heat recovery system, said control system configured to determine a need of the structure and to evaluate whether said need should be met by one or more of said energy generator, said waste heat recovery system, and the energy source.

A method of optimizing energy sale and consumption for a distributed fleet of customers having combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) systems, the method comprising:

• collecting customer dependent from each of the distributed fleet of customers and independent information;
• predicting fuel consumption by each CCHP system based upon said collecting;
• predicting electricity needs of each of the distributed fleet of customers based upon said collecting;
• determining gross fuel-consumption and electricity needs of distribute fleet based upon said collecting, said predicting fuel consumption, and predicting electricity needs;
• negotiating fuel purchases based on said determining;
• negotiating electricity purchases on said determining;
• and
• managing fuel usage of each CCHP system in the distributed fleet based upon actual customer needs, said negotiating fuel prices, said negotiating electricity prices.