Systems and methods for advanced energy settlements, network-based messaging, and software applications for electric power grids, microgrids, grid elements, and/or electric power networks

11756,137

17/012692

September 04, 2020

Systems and methods for advanced energy settlements in electric power grid are proposed. At least one energy customer, at least one retail electric provider and at least one distributed generator connect to an advanced energy settlement platform communicatively. The advanced energy settlement platform is operable to summate a customer balance from all the settlement blocks during a billing period and collect payments from the at least one energy customer automatically; aggregate and settle distributed energy charges with distributed generators and fixed energy charges with the energy retailer or retail energy provider for the at least one energy customer during the billing period. The advanced energy settlement platform also provides interactive graphical user interface for different participants in the advanced energy settlement and for advanced energy settlements application development kit (ADK) for access to functionality within the advanced energy settlement platform.

Causam Enterprises, Inc. (Raleigh, NC, US)

CAUSAM ENTERPRISES, INC. (Raleigh, NC, US)

1. A system for facilitating electric power grid transactions, comprising: a server platform in network communication with at least one distributed energy resource (DER) and at least one grid element; wherein the server platform is operable to create a profile for the at least one grid element; wherein the server platform is operable to receive a power purchase offering from the at least one DER, wherein the power purchase offering includes power available for purchase; wherein the server platform is operable to match the at least one DER to the at least one grid element for consumption of power by the at least one grid element based on the power purchase offering and the profile for the at least one grid element; wherein the at least one DER provides power to the at least one grid element; wherein the server platform is operable to collect revenue grade energy data from the at least one DER, wherein the revenue grade energy data is related to the power provided to the at least one grid element; wherein the revenue grade energy data is measured in real time; and wherein the server platform is further operable to automatically collect payment for the consumption of power by the at least one grid element, wherein the payment for the consumption of power by the at least one grid element is based on the revenue grade energy data.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server platform is operable to aggregate the revenue grade energy data into at least one settlement block and map the at least one settlement block to at least one power purchase agreement associated with the power purchase offering.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the revenue grade energy data is measured in real time through submetering technology.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the revenue grade energy data is incorporated into a settlement block, and wherein the settlement block includes a cost for power lost due to line losses.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the revenue grade energy data is measured by at least one smart meter.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server platform receives the revenue grade energy data via an Internet Protocol (IP)-based message.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the payment for the consumption of power by the at least one grid element is provided through a clearing house.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the power available for purchase is provided through power generation by the at least one DER or through curtailment of power consumption by the at least one DER.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the profile includes a demand profile, and wherein the demand profile is operable to be changed dynamically to increase consumption of the power available for purchase from the at least one DER.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one DER comprises a multiplicity of DERs, wherein the server platform ranks the multiplicity of DERs based on the profile of the at least one grid element, wherein the profile of the least one grid element includes cost, payment preference, and locality.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one DER includes an electric vehicle or a generator.

12. A system for facilitating electric power grid transactions, comprising: a server platform in network communication with at least one distributed energy resource (DER) and at least one grid element; wherein the server platform is operable to create a profile for the at least one grid element; wherein the server platform is operable to receive a power purchase offering from the at least one DER, wherein the power purchase offering includes power available for purchase; wherein the server platform is operable to match the at least one DER to the at least one grid element for consumption of power by the at least one grid element based on the power purchase offering and the profile for the at least one grid element; wherein the server platform is operable to collect energy data from the at least one DER via at least one Internet Protocol (IP)-based message; and wherein the profile includes a demand profile, and wherein the demand profile is operable to be changed dynamically to increase consumption of the power available for purchase from the at least one DER.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein payment for the consumption of power by the at least one grid element is provided on a kilowatt packet (kWp) settlement timeline.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one DER comprises a multiplicity of DERs, wherein the server platform ranks the multiplicity of DERs based on the profile of the at least one grid element, wherein the profile of the least one grid element includes cost, payment preference, and locality.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the server platform is operable to receive a power supply offering from the at least one grid element, wherein the at least one grid element provides the power supply offering through power generation or curtailment of power consumed by the at least one grid element.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the server platform is operable to store and organize packet level information for forecasting, data mining, revenue extraction, event detection, sophisticated energy management and enterprise integration.

17. A method for facilitating electric power grid transactions, comprising: a server platform creating a profile for at least one grid element; the server platform receiving a power purchase offering from the at least one DER, wherein the power purchase offering includes power available for purchase; the server platform matching the at least one DER to the at least one grid element for consumption of power by the at least one grid element based on the power purchase offering and the profile for the at least one grid element; the server platform causing the at least one DER to provide power to the at least one grid element; the server platform receiving revenue grade energy data from the at least one DER, wherein the revenue grade energy data is related to the power provided to the at least one grid element; the server platform automatically collecting payment for the consumption of power by the at least one grid element; wherein the payment for the consumption of power by the at least one grid element is based on the revenue grade energy data; and wherein the revenue grade energy data is measured in real time.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the server platform receives the revenue grade energy data via an Internet Protocol (IP)-based message.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the profile includes a demand profile, and further comprising dynamically changing the demand profile to increase consumption of the power available for purchase from the at least one DER.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one DER comprises a multiplicity of DERs, further comprising the server platform ranking the multiplicity of DERs based on the profile of the at least one grid element, wherein the profile of the least one grid element includes cost, payment preference, and locality.

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