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AssigneeExpanergy, LLC
InventorsMichel Roger Kamel, Paul W. Donahue, Jeffrey Alan Dankworth
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Systems and methods dynamically measure, ascertain, and compare a local facility load with local renewable energy generation in substantially real time and determine whether excess energy exists from the local distributed renewable energy resource. Further, systems and methods forecast the available excess energy from the local distributed renewable energy resource that can be managed and controlled in increments. The increments can be fed to the grid for purchase, stored in a regional energy store, stored in a local energy store, or shed.
A method to manage excess energy from distributed renewable energy resources, the method comprising:
An apparatus to manage excess energy from distributed renewable energy resources, the apparatus comprising:
The apparatus of 16 wherein controlling the excess energy further comprises inputting the amount of the excess energy to an electrical grid in response to the request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.