Optimization engine for energy sustainability

A method for reducing peak electrical demand of a building, the method comprising:

• a) generating a baseline electrical demand profile over a target time period from a model;
• b) identifying a maximum peak demand value from the baseline electrical demand profile;
• c) calculating first and second reference peak value from the maximum peak demand value;
• d) defining a policy including a peak management period based on the first and second reference peak values, the peak management period including at least a first sub-period and a subsequent second sub-period, the first sub-period having a first temperature set point for at least one air handling system of the building that is different from a normal operating temperature set point, the second sub-period having a second temperature set point different from both the normal operating temperature set point and the first temperature set point;
• and
• e) implementing the policy.

A method for reducing peak electrical demand of a building, the method comprising:

• f) generating a baseline electrical demand profile over a target time period from a model;
• g) defining a policy including a peak management period based on the baseline electrical demand profile, the peak management period including at least a first sub-period and a subsequent second sub-period, the first sub-period having a first temperature set point for at least one air handling system of the building that is different from a normal operating temperature set point, the second sub-period having a second temperature set point for the at least one air handling system different from both the normal operating temperature set point and the first temperature set point;
• and
• h) implementing the policy.

A system comprising:

• A server computing system comprising a processor communicatively connected to a memory, the server computing system executing instructions which cause the server computing system to:
• a) generate a baseline electrical demand profile over a target time period from a model;
• b) define a policy including a peak management period based on the baseline electrical demand profile, the peak management period including at least a first sub-period and a subsequent second sub-period, the first sub-period having a first temperature set point for at least one air handling system of the building that is different from a normal operating temperature set point, the second sub-period having a second temperature set point for the at least one air handling system different from both the normal operating temperature set point and the first temperature set point;
• and
• c) implement the policy.