Systems and methods for modifying power usage

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Systems and methods for providing energy management utilize wireless wide- area network broadcast signals and a decentralized receiver architecture to allow customers to make informed choices with regard to energy consumption and load shedding for particular appliances. A receiver assembly embedded within an appliance receives a broadcast signal e.g. an FM subcarrier signal, including tariff data and other electrical grid data. A processor coupled with the receiver controls the appliance in accordance with the received data and in accordance with user-defined preferences. In some embodiments a , transceiver assembly is embedded in one or more appliances in a household. Each …