Systems and methods for monitoring energy-related data in an electrical system

A system for monitoring energy-related data in an electrical system, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory device coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one processor and the at least one memory device configured to:
• process energy-related data from or derived from energy-related signals captured by at least one intelligent electronic device (IED) in the electrical system to identify at least one variation/change in the energy-related signals;
• determine if the at least one identified variation/change meets a prescribed threshold or thresholds;
• in response to the at least one identified variation/change meeting the prescribed threshold or thresholds, characterize and/or quantify the at least one identified variation/change;
• append information related to the characterized and/or quantified at least one identified variation/change to time-series information associated with the energy-related data;
• evaluate characteristics and/or quantities associated with the time-series information to identify at least one potential load type associated with the characterized and/or quantified at least one identified variation/change, the at least one potential load type corresponding to at least one subset of load types in the electrical system;
• and
• provide an indication of the identified at least one potential load type.