Systems, methods and apparatus for encouraging energy conscious behavior based on aggregated third party energy consumption

A system for conserving energy consumption of an energy consuming module, comprising:

• an energy measurement module configured to:
• monitor an energy consumption amount indicative of an amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming module, and
• transmit energy consumption information indicative of the energy consumption amount to an energy management module;
• the energy management module being coupled to the energy measurement module and configured to:
• receive the energy consumption information from the energy measurement module,
• calculate an adjustment to an operation of the energy consuming module, the adjustment being operable to reduce the amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming module,
• generate a signal to make the adjustment to the operation of the energy consuming module, and
• transmit the signal to a control module;
• the control module being operatively coupled to the energy consuming module, coupled to the energy management module, and configured to:
• receive the signal from the energy management module, and
• in response to receiving the signal, operate the energy consuming module in accordance with the adjustment;
• and
• a user interface coupled to the energy management module and configured to:
• receive user input indicating acceptability of the adjustment, and
• transmit the user input to the energy management module,
• wherein the energy management module is further configured to modify a set of rules based on the user input, the set of rules being specific to the energy consuming module and controlling the operation of the energy consuming module.