ELECTRICITY PROVIDER CONTENT PLATFORM
A system for providing access to a content platform of an electricity provider comprises an interface and one or more processors communicably coupled to the interface. The interface is operable to receive a request to access content from a content platform of an electricity provider from a communication device and receive a proposed change in electricity consumption of an appliance from the communication device. The one or more processors are operable to determine a predicted change in electricity charges based on the proposed change. The interface is further operable to communicate the predicted change in electricity charges to the communication device.
1 . A system for providing access to a content platform of an electricity provider, comprising:
an interface operable to:
receive a request to access content of a content platform of an electricity provider from a communication device;
receive a proposed change in electricity consumption of an appliance from the communication device;
one or more processors communicably coupled to the interface, the one or more processors operable to determine a predicted change in electricity charges based on the proposed change; and
the interface further operable to communicate the predicted change in electricity charges to the communication device.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the interface is further operable to receive a request to change the electricity consumption of the appliance from the communication device; and
the one or more processors are further operable to execute the requested change in the electricity consumption of the appliance.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the appliance is one from a set comprising: a smart electric meter, a thermostat, a water heater, a smart plug, and a pool pump.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication device is one from a set comprising: a smartphone, a tablet, laptop computer, and desktop computer.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the one or more processors are further operable to determine that a billing change has occurred on an account serviced by the content platform, the account being associated with the communication device.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein:
the one or more processors are further operable to generate a push message comprising an option to post a description of the billing change on a social network; and
the interface is further operable to communicate the push message to the communication devices.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the one or more processors are further operable to:
determine, based on the received request, a display format for the communication device;
convert content from the content platform in the determined display format of the communication device; and
the interface is further operable to communicate the content to the communication device.
8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the display format comprises one from a set comprising: an Android™ compatible format, an iOS™ compatible format, a Windows Phone™ compatible format, a BlackBerry OS™ compatible format, a mobile web compatible format, and a standard web compatible format.
9 . A computer-readable medium comprising logic for providing access to a content platform of an electricity provider, the logic, when executed by a processor, operable to:
receive a request to access content of a content platform of an electricity provider from a communication device;
receive a proposed change in electricity consumption of an appliance from the communication device;
determine a predicted change in electricity charges based on the proposed change; and
communicate the predicted change in electricity charges to the communication device.
10 . The computer-readable medium of claim 9 , the logic, when executed by the processor, further operable to:
receive a request to change the electricity consumption of the appliance from the communication device; and
execute the requested change in the electricity consumption of the appliance.
11 . The computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the appliance is one from a set comprising: a smart electric meter, a thermostat, a water heater, a smart plug, and a pool pump.
12 . The computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the communication device is one from a set comprising: a smartphone, a tablet, laptop computer, and desktop computer.
13 . The computer-readable medium of claim 9 , the logic, when executed by the processor, further operable to determine that a billing change has occurred on an account serviced by the content platform, the account being associated with the communication device.
14 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , the logic, when executed by the processor, further operable to:
generate a push message comprising an option to post a description of the billing change on a social network; and
communicate the push message to the communication devices.
15 . The computer-readable medium of claim 9 , the logic, when executed by the processor, further operable to:
determine, based on the received request, a display format for the communication device;
convert content from the content platform in the determined display format of the communication device; and
communicate the content to the communication device.
16 . The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the display format comprises one from a set comprising: an Android™ compatible format, an iOS™ compatible format, a Windows Phone™ compatible format, a BlackBerry OS™ compatible format, a mobile web compatible format, and a standard web compatible format.
17 . A method for providing access to a content platform of an electricity provider, the method comprising:
receiving, from a communication device, a request to access content of a content platform of an electricity provider;
receiving, from the communication device, a proposed change in electricity consumption of an appliance;
determining, by one or more processors of a system providing access to the content platform, a predicted change in electricity charges based on the proposed change; and
communicating, by an interface of the system, the predicted change in electricity charges to the communication device.
18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
receiving, from the communication device, a request to change the electricity consumption of the appliance from the communication device; and
executing, by the one or more processors, the requested change in the electricity consumption of the appliance.
19 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
determining, by the one or more processors, that a billing change has occurred on an account serviced by the content platform, the account being associated with the communication device;
generating, by the one or more processors, a push message comprising an option to post a description of the billing change on a social network; and
communicating, by the interface, the push message to the communication devices.
20 . The method of claim 17 ,
based on the received request, determining, by the one or more processors, a display format for the communication device;
convert, by the one or more processors, content from the content platform in the determined display format of the communication device; and
communicate, by the interface, the content to the communication device.