System for monitoring optimal equipment operating parameters

1. A set-point monitoring system comprising:

a monitor in communication with a controller associated with at least one piece of equipment operating at an associated set-point, and monitoring a present value of said associated set-point, comparing said present value to a previous value of said associated set-point, and recording said present value if different than said previous value.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said monitor determines a monetary cost based on a difference between said present value and said previous value.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said monitor continuously monitors the associated set-point.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein said monitor periodically monitors the associated set-point.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein said monitor is alerted to a change in the associated set-point.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein said previous value is a benchmark value.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein said previous value is a previously monitored value.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a communication network enabling communication between said monitor and the remote system.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein said communication network is the internet.

10. A method comprising:

monitoring an operating parameter of a piece of equipment of a remote system;

comparing a present value of said operating parameter to a previous value;

indicating a change if said present value is different than said previous value;

recording said present value if said present value is different than said previous value; and

communicating said operating parameter and said present value to a monitoring system.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising accessing said monitoring system via a communication network.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein said previous value is a benchmark value.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein said previous value is a previously monitored value.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein said operating parameter is a set point.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising providing a communication network to enable communication between said monitoring system, and the remote system.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein said communication network is the internet.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising providing a controller associated with the remote system, said controller communicating with said monitoring system.

18. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining a difference between said present value and said previous value; and

associating said difference with a monetary value to indicate a change in cost as a result of said difference.

19. A method comprising:

monitoring set-points associated with equipment of a plurality of remote systems;

comparing present values of said set-points to corresponding previous values;

indicating respective changes if said present values are different than said previous values;

recording said present values if said present values are different than said previous values; and

communicating said present values and said previous values of said set-points to a monitoring system.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising accessing said monitoring system via a communication network.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein said previous values are benchmark values.

22. The method of claim 19 , wherein said previous values are previously monitored values.

23. The method of claim 19 , further comprising providing a communication network to enable communication between said monitoring system and the plurality of remote systems.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein said communication network is the internet.

25. The method of claim 19 , further comprising providing controllers associated with each of the plurality of remote systems, said controllers communicating with said monitoring system.

26. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

determining respective differences between said present values and said previous values; and

associating said differences with monetary values to indicate a change in costs as a result of said differences.

27. The method of claim 26 , further comprising totaling said monetary values to determine one of an aggregate increased and decreased cost.

28. A monitoring system for equipment operating at an associated set-point, the monitoring system comprising:

a monitor in communication with equipment, said monitor monitoring a present value of the associated set-point, comparing said present value to a previous value of said associated set-point, determining a difference between said present value and said previous value, and associating a monetary value to said difference.

29. The system of claim 28 , wherein said previous value is a benchmark value.

30. The system of claim 28 , wherein said previous value is a previously monitored value.

31. The system of claim 28 , wherein said monitor records said present value if different than said previous value.

32. The system of claim 28 , further comprising a communication network enabling communication between said monitor and the remote system.

33. The system of claim 32 , wherein said communication network is the internet.

34. The system of claim 28 , further comprising a controller associated with the equipment, said controller communicating said present value and said previous value to said monitor.

35. The system of claim 28 , wherein the equipment includes multiple types of equipment, each having a respective associated set point, said monitor monitoring a present value of each respective associated set point, comparing said present values to respective previous values, determining respective differences between respective present values and respective previous values, and associating a monetary value to each respective difference.

36. The system of claim 35 , wherein said multiple types of equipment are selected from a group including: HVAC, refrigeration, ACH and lighting.

37. A method comprising:

monitoring respective operating parameters of multiple types of equipment;

comparing a present value of each said respective operating parameter to a previous value for each type of equipment;

determining a difference between each respective value; and

associating a monetary value with said difference.

38. The method of claim 37 , further comprising communicating said monetary value to a monitoring system.

39. The method of claim 37 , further comprising communicating said difference to a monitoring system.

40. The method of claim 37 , further comprising accessing said monitoring system via a communication network.

41. The method of claim 37 , wherein said previous value is a benchmark value.

42. The method of claim 37 , wherein said previous value is a previously monitored value.

43. The method of claim 37 , further comprising recording said present value if different than said previous value.

44. The method of claim 37 , wherein said operating parameter is a set point.

45. The method of claim 37 , further comprising providing a communication network to enable communication between said monitoring system and the remote system.

46. The method of claim 45 , wherein said communication network is the internet.

47. The method of claim 37 , further comprising communicating at least one of said differences and said monetary values from a controller to a monitoring system.

48. The method of claim 37 , further comprising communicating said present value and said previous value from a controller to said monitor.

49. The method of claim 37 , wherein said multiple types of equipment are selected from a group including: HVAC, refrigeration, ACH and lighting.