method for an automated demand response communication port, automated demand response communication port and tangible computer readable media

摘要

Patent Summary: "Automated Demand Response Communication Port". The present invention relates to a system and method for reducing an electrical load in a facility or building with an automated demand response server that has a hierarchical grouping of demand stages and demand groups with associated timers that control load relief to achieve the appropriate level of load reduction and activation devices in a controlled manner by the expiration of a demand response event.