METHOD FOR RECEIVING BIDS ON AN ENERGY-SAVINGS AND ENERGY SUPPLY PORTFOLIO

摘要

A computer-implemented method for determining an optimal award schedule forsatisfaction of energy efficiency and energy supply requirements for aportfolio of one or morebuildings. A first auction is conducted so as to receive over a computernetwork, from one ormore prospective efficiency suppliers, a plurality of first bids for theprovision of energyefficiency, each such first bid specifying an amount of energy saved and acost. A computer isused to determine a schedule of remaining portfolio energy supply requirementsthat wouldremain after the provision of energy efficiency from at least a plurality ofthe first bids. Asecond auction is then run so as to receive over the computer network, fromone or moreprospective energy suppliers, one or more second bids for a plurality of theremaining portfolioenergy supply requirements, each such second bid specifying a cost. A computeris then used todetermine the lowest cost combination of a first bid and a second bid thatsatisfies the portfolioenergy requirement.