System and method for energy usage curtailment

In a system for performing energy usage management, a software application for enabling remote monitoring and controlling of an energy management system within an energy consuming entity, comprising:

• an indoor temperature indicator module for monitoring the current temperature of the entity;
• a temperature setpoint module for establishing operating temperature points for the energy management system;
• a system setting module for activating the energy management system and for selecting the mode of operation of the energy management system;
• and
• a curtailment event override module for overriding an active curtailment event.

In a system for performing energy usage management, a software application for monitoring one or more curtailment events within a network, comprising:

• a curtailment manager module for initiating one or more load curtailment events within the network;
• a curtailment summary module for indicating curtailment event status information within the network;
• a curtailment history module for indicating historical curtailment information relating to current and prior curtailment events within the network;
• a user status module for indicating user-specific curtailment information;
• and
• a user history module for indicating curtailment history information relating to a particular user of the network.

A system performing energy usage management within a network, comprising:

• a server remote from and in communication with an energy management system associated with an energy consuming entity, the server having a software application thereon for remotely monitoring and controlling the energy management system in accordance with an energy curtailment management operation, the software application including:
• an indoor temperature indicator module for monitoring the current temperature of the entity;
• a temperature setpoint module for establishing operating temperature points for the energy management system;
• a system setting module for activating the energy management system and for selecting the mode of operation of the energy management system;
• and
• a curtailment event override module for overriding an active curtailment event;
• and
• a database associated with the server for storing curtailment event information relating to the network.

A method for remotely controlling an energy management system, comprising the steps of:

• establishing a data communication session with an energy management system;
• retrieving temperature information from the energy management system;
• altering temperature setpoint information for the energy management system to remotely program the operating conditions for the energy management system;
• and
• transmitting the altered temperature setpoint information to the energy management system for operating the energy management system.