AUTHORIZATION OF PAY USAGE OF ELECTRICITY BY NON-PREMISE MOBILE ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS

摘要

Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for authorizing a non-premise mobile (NPM) paying consumer to consume electricity from an electrical outlet are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, the electrical outlet has an associated outlet identifier, but limited, at most local communication capability. In various embodiments, a computing device may be configured to receive from a communication device associated with the NPM electricity consumer, a request to consume electricity through the electrical outlet. The request may include the outlet identifier, a payment identifier associated with the NPM electricity consumer, and a transaction quantity. Additionally, the computing device may be configured to generate and transmit, on successful arrangement for at least some payment, an authorization token authorizing a limited or unlimited consumption of electricity through the electrical outlet commensurate with the payment arranged, to the communication device.