Iterative real-time auction for resource management with user rules

摘要

Resource management using an iterative real-time auction with user rules is provided. Users of a community, such as a multi-user development, establish user rules including conditions for operating a resource-consuming device based on an incentive. A utility manager receives the user rules and integrates them with respect to an incentive value. The aggregate resource demand of the community can be estimated based on the integration of the user rules and can be compared with a desired demand. By iteratively changing the incentive value and estimating the demand with respect to the incentive value, the utility manager can control resource demand and consumption while taking into account user preferences. In other words, users of the community provide bids for a resource auction based on incentives provided by the utility manager. Resources can include electricity and incentives can include financial incentives, carbon credits, or third party offers.