Electrical meter system for enhanced device monitoring

A method for providing information about devices in a building, the method implemented by at least one server computer and comprising:

• receiving first information about a first device, of a plurality of devices in the building, from an electrical meter, wherein the electrical meter determined the first information by operating in a first mode of operation and by measuring an electrical property of a power line to the building, wherein the first mode of operation comprises a historical mode of operation;
• storing the first information;
• receiving a message from a user device wherein the message indicates that a user of the user device is requesting to view information about the plurality of devices in the building;
• causing the electrical meter to change from the first mode of operation to a second mode of operation;
• retrieving the stored first information and transmitting the first information to the user device;
• receiving second information about a second device, of the plurality of devices in the building, from the electrical meter, wherein the electrical meter determined the second information by operating in the second mode of operation and by measuring the electrical property of the power line to the building, wherein the second mode of operation comprises a real-time mode of operation, and the historical mode of operation operates at a higher accuracy and a higher latency than the real-time mode of operation;
• and
• transmitting the second information to the user device.

An electrical meter, comprising:

• a sensor for measuring an electrical property of an electrical main, wherein the electrical main provides power to devices in a building;
• a network interface;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• obtain a power monitoring signal from the sensor;
• process the power monitoring signal in a first mode of operation during a first time period to determine first information about a first device, of the devices in the building, wherein the first mode of operation comprises a historical mode of operation;
• receive via the network interface an instruction to change to a second mode of operation;
• process the power monitoring signal in the second mode of operation during a second time period to determine second information about a second device, of the devices in the building, wherein the second mode of operation comprises a real-time mode of operation, and the historical mode of operation operates at a higher accuracy and a higher latency than the real-time mode of operation;
• receive via the network interface an instruction to change to the first mode of operation;
• and
• process the power monitoring signal in the first mode of operation during a third time period to determine third information about a third device, of the devices in the building.