Smart meter which receives tariff information from a utility and wirelessly transmits load shedding recommendations to user device

摘要

597539 Disclosed is an energy meter (46) configured to couple to an electrical grid for monitoring energy consumption of an electrical load (40, 42, 44) connected to the energy meter (46). The energy meter (46) is comprised of a processor (60), at least one input device (62, 64) coupled to the processor (60) and a communication device (66) coupled to the processor (60). The input device (62, 64) is configured to receive energy usage data from the electrical load (40, 42, 44) and pricing data from a utility company (12). The processor (60) can also compare the energy usage data to the pricing data and provide an energy saving recommendation therefrom. The communication device (66) is coupled to the processor (60) and configured to wirelessly communicate the energy saving recommendation to a portable electronic device (70) associated with a customer of the utility company (12).