JP2009199351A - Energy saving support system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide incentive for urging the suppression of a CO<SB>2</SB>exhaust amount in addition to the establishment of a technique for evaluating a reduction effect of a CO<SB>2</SB>exhaust amount of each home for each area and for each organization for supplying energy to be consumed. <P>SOLUTION: In an energy saving support system, a management server includes: a base line recording means for recording a base line; an energy consumption information recording means for recording the data of energy consumption consumed in a user's family; an energy consumption reduction amount calculation means for calculating an energy consumption reduction amount from the base line and the energy consumption information; a CO<SB>2</SB>conversion means for recording a calculation expression indicating correspondence relation between respective consumption amounts of electricity, gas and water and an exhaust amount of CO<SB>2</SB>, and a CO<SB>2</SB>reduction amount calculation means for calculating a CO<SB>2</SB>reduction amount from the energy consumption reduction amount based on the calculation expression. The CO<SB>2</SB>reduction amount calculation means includes a privilege calculation function for calculating a privilege allowed to be used in a sales server in accordance with the calculated CO<SB>2</SB>reduction amount. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an energy saving support system and method, and more particularly, to a support system and an energy saving support method for encouraging, for example, suppressing energy consumption in each home.

Currently, for global environmental conservation, for example, one of the problems is dealing with global warming. In order to cope with the prevention of global warming, it is necessary to suppress the emission amount of greenhouse gases such as CO ₂ which is the cause. So, it has been issued to prevent global warming treaty, an international framework for the prevention of global warming (the Kyoto Protocol) is, In response to this, in each country, from 2008 to the greenhouse effect of CO ₂ or the like during the period of 2012 There is an obligation to significantly reduce gas emissions.
In order to achieve this obligation, significant reduction efforts will be necessary in the future, and in addition, in some countries such emission reduction costs are expected to be higher than in other countries. Therefore, it is necessary to find an efficient means of reduction. However, since greenhouse gas emissions tend to increase year by year, it is necessary to further strengthen this countermeasure against global warming.
As one of the means to reduce this, international emissions trading is recognized in the Convention on Global Warming Prevention, so efforts are being made in various countries with a view to utilizing future international emissions trading. . Emission trading refers to buying and selling the right to emit CO _{2 and the} like between countries and companies.

On the other hand, in recent years, there has been a marked increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the “family sector” and “business and other sectors” such as offices, and there is a demand for strengthening measures to reduce energy consumption in these sectors.
Therefore, as an incentive for promoting the suppression of energy consumption in each home, an attempt has been made to give points that can be used for payment of a price corresponding to the amount of decrease in energy consumption (for example, Patent Document 1).
In addition, attempts have been made to grant benefits such as points based on the reduction rate relative to the amount of electricity used (for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2004-13402 A JP 2002-117183 A

However, as an evaluation method for the reduction amount of energy consumption, the invention described in the cited document 1 uses the usage fee paid for various types of energy in the same month of the previous year as the consumption energy reference amount, and the invention described in the cited document 2 However, since the consumption amount of each material to be measured satisfies the predetermined reduction rate, the reduction amount of CO ₂ is not directly evaluated. That is, for example, a comparison of electricity usage alone is not directly related to the effect of reducing CO ₂ emissions, so how much CO ₂ has been reduced by reducing electricity usage? Cannot be grasped directly. Despite the objective of reducing CO ₂ emissions to prevent global warming, Cited Document 1 and Cited Document 2 use the energy consumption when evaluating the CO ₂ reduction. Since the difference in the supplied organization is not taken into consideration, an appropriate amount of CO ₂ reduction has not been evaluated.

Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide an incentive to reduce CO ₂ emissions after evaluating the effect of reducing CO ₂ emissions in each household by region and organization supplying energy consumption. is there.

The energy-saving support system according to the present invention includes a management server for managing energy consumption and an organization to which the supportee belongs when urged to reduce energy consumption by the energy consuming device in the organization to which the supportee belongs. The energy saving support system is connected to the supported means installed in the network, and provides information according to the increase or decrease of the energy consumption from the management server to the supported means. The supported means is measured in the organization The management server includes consumption energy data collection means for collecting data relating to consumption energy from the supported means, and the management server records consumption energy information for collecting the collected consumption energy information, and a reference for calculating a CO ₂ reduction amount in the organization. Baseline recording means for recording the baseline to be And reduce energy consumption amount calculation means for calculating the energy consumption reduction and a consumption energy information recorded as baseline, calculated indicating the correspondence between the emissions of usage and CO ₂ of the energy consumed by the energy consuming device and CO ₂ conversion means for recording an expression, and CO ₂ reduction amount calculating means for calculating the reduction of CO ₂ on the basis of the calculation formula recorded from energy reduction amount calculated, energy reduction amount calculated, calculates Energy consumption information management means for managing the CO ₂ reduction amount, the baseline, and the energy consumption amount for each organization to which the supportee belongs, and the CO ₂ reduction amount calculation means includes the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount. A privilege standard calculation means is provided to calculate a privilege standard for calculating a privilege that can be used by those who participate in the energy saving support system. Characterized Rukoto is energy saving support system.
The energy saving support system according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that the management server includes a baseline receiving means for receiving the baseline calculated in the certification authority server. It is.
In the energy saving support system according to claim 3 of the present invention, the CO ₂ reduction amount calculation means issues an emission right certificate issuing means for issuing an emission right certificate as a CO ₂ emission right that can be bought and sold according to the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount. The energy saving support system according to claim 1, further comprising:
In the energy saving support system according to claim 4 of the present invention, the management server has monitor support means, and the monitor support means receives data measured by the human sensor installed corresponding to the energy consuming device. A human sensor information recording function for recording in synchronization with the recorded energy consumption information, an analysis function for analyzing the data measured by the recorded human sensor and the recorded energy consumption information, An energy saving support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an analysis result recording function for recording the analysis result information.
The energy saving support system according to claim 5 of the present invention comprises a billing process management means for managing and recording billing price information billed to the supported means based on the recorded energy consumption information. The energy saving support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the energy saving support system is characterized.
In the energy saving support system according to claim 6 of the present invention, the management server notifies the supported means of at least one of the benefits available at the sales server, the recorded analysis result information, and the recorded billing price information. The energy saving support system according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit.
In the energy saving support system according to claim 7 of the present invention, the supported means includes the calculated energy consumption reduction amount, the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount, the baseline and the energy consumption amount managed by the energy consumption information management means. The energy saving support system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising display means for receiving and displaying at least one data.
An energy saving support method according to claim 8 of the present invention includes a management server for managing energy consumption when encouraging to reduce energy consumption by energy consuming devices in an organization to which the person belongs, and a person to be supported Is connected to the supported means installed in the organization to which the device belongs, and is an energy saving support method for providing information according to the increase or decrease of energy consumption from the management server to the supported means. A consumption energy data collecting step for collecting data on the consumed energy measured in step 1 from the supported means, and the management server records the collected energy consumption information, and the CO ₂ reduction amount in the organization Baseline recording that records the baseline used to calculate Correspondence between steps, and reduce energy consumption amount calculation step of calculating energy consumption reduction and a consumption energy information recorded as recorded baseline, and emissions of usage and CO ₂ of the energy consumed by the energy consuming device and CO ₂ conversion step of recording a formula showing the relationship between a CO ₂ reduction amount calculating step of calculating a reduction of CO ₂ on the basis of the calculation formula recorded from energy reduction amount calculated energy consumption calculated A consumption energy information management step for managing the reduction amount, the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount, the baseline, and the energy consumption amount for each organization to which the supportee belongs, and the CO ₂ reduction amount calculation step is calculated benefits for calculating the available benefits in persons participating in the energy saving support system in response to CO ₂ reduction Characterized in that it comprises the privilege reference calculation step of calculating a quasi an energy saving support method.
The energy saving support method according to claim 9 of the present invention is characterized in that the management server includes a baseline reception step of receiving a baseline calculated in the certification authority server. It is.
In the energy saving support method according to claim 10 of the present invention, the CO ₂ reduction amount calculating step issues an emission credit certificate as a CO ₂ emission right that can be traded according to the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount. The energy saving support method according to claim 8 or claim 9, further comprising:
In the energy saving support method according to claim 11 of the present invention, the management server has a monitor / support step, and the monitor / support step uses data measured by a human sensor installed corresponding to the energy consuming device. A human sensor information recording step for recording in synchronization with the recorded energy consumption information, an analysis step for performing analysis from the recorded data measured by the human sensor and the recorded energy consumption information, 11. An energy saving support method according to claim 8, further comprising an analysis result recording step for recording the analysis result information.
The energy saving support method according to claim 12 of the present invention comprises a billing process management step in which the management server manages and records billing price information billed to the supported means based on the recorded energy consumption information. The energy saving support method according to any one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that it is a feature.
In the energy saving support method according to claim 13 of the present invention, the management server notifies the supported means of at least one of the benefits available in the sales server, the recorded analysis result information, and the recorded billing price information. 13. The energy saving support method according to claim 8, further comprising a notification step.
According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the energy saving support method, the supported unit is configured to calculate the calculated energy consumption reduction amount, the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount, the baseline, and the energy consumption amount managed by the energy consumption information management unit. The energy saving support method according to any one of claims 8 to 13, further comprising a display step of receiving and displaying at least one of the data.

According to the invention of claim 1 and claim 8, when urging to reduce energy consumption by energy consuming equipment in the organization to which the supportee belongs, a management server for managing energy consumption, and the supportee Is connected to the supported means installed in the organizational body to which the system belongs, and the energy saving support system provides information according to the increase or decrease of the consumed energy from the management server to the supported means. And a consumption energy data collecting means for collecting data on the consumed energy measured in step 1 from the supported means, and the management server records consumption energy information for collecting collected consumption energy information, and CO ₂ reduction amount in the organization Baseline recording means for recording a baseline serving as a reference for calculating the Recording and energy reduction amount calculating means for calculating the energy consumption reduction and a consumption energy information recorded as Surain, a formula indicating the relationship between the emissions of usage and CO ₂ of the energy consumed by the energy consuming device and CO ₂ conversion means, and CO ₂ reduction amount calculating means for calculating the reduction of CO ₂ on the basis of the calculation formula recorded from energy reduction amount calculated, energy reduction amount calculated, the calculated CO ₂ Consumption energy information management means for managing the reduction amount, baseline and energy consumption for each organization to which the supportee belongs, and the CO ₂ reduction amount calculation means according to the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount Since a privilege standard calculating means for calculating a privilege standard for calculating a privilege that can be used by those who participate in the energy saving support system, By region, emission of CO ₂ can be considered different. In other words, for example, after calculating consumption by electricity, gas, and water usage for each usage amount as a reduction, the amount of reduction is calculated for electricity, gas, and water. It can be evaluated as a CO ₂ reduction amount calculated based on a calculation formula for converting to a CO ₂ emission amount that differs for each region or energy supplier. In addition, the user who is a supportee can use the product when purchasing the product including energy-saving products, etc. and providing paid or free services as compensation for the CO ₂ reduction amount reduced by the user. Special benefits can be acquired.
According to the second and ninth aspects of the present invention, the management server includes the baseline receiving means for receiving the baseline calculated by the certification authority server. Data can be used.
According to the inventions of claim 3 and claim 10, the CO ₂ reduction amount calculation means issues an emission right certificate issuing means for issuing an emission right certificate as a CO ₂ emission right that can be traded according to the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount. Therefore, it is possible to effectively use the CO ₂ reduction amount reduced by the users who are the plurality of supported persons.
According to invention of Claim 4 and Claim 11, a management server has a monitor support means, and the monitor support means receives the data measured by the human sensor installed corresponding to the energy consuming apparatus. A human sensor information recording function for recording in synchronization with the recorded energy consumption information, an analysis function for analyzing the data measured by the recorded human sensor and the recorded energy consumption information, Since the analysis result recording function for recording the analysis result information is provided, it is possible to support so as to suppress the wasteful use of the electric device, the gas device, and the water device by the user who is the supportee.
According to the inventions of claims 5 and 12, since the management server comprises billing process management means for managing and recording the billing price information billed to the supported means based on the recorded energy consumption information, Users who are supporters can manage bills for electricity, gas, and water at once.
According to the invention of claim 6 and claim 13, the management server notifies the supported means of at least one of the benefits available at the sales server, the recorded analysis result information, and the recorded billing price information. Since the notification means is provided, the user who is a supported person can grasp the usable points, the analysis result information, and the billing price information by the supported means.
According to the seventh and fourteenth aspects of the present invention, the supported means includes the calculated energy consumption reduction amount, the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount, the baseline, and the energy consumption amount managed by the energy consumption information management means. Of these, it is equipped with a display means to receive and display at least one data, so that the user who is a supportee must visually grasp the situation such as the effect of suppressing the energy consumption of his / her electricity, gas and water Can do.

  The above-described object, other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of the best mode for carrying out the invention with reference to the drawings.

1 and 8 are illustrative views showing an energy saving support system 10 according to the present invention.
The energy saving support system 10 uses the energy consumed by energy consuming equipment such as electrical equipment, gas equipment and water supply equipment in an organization such as a plurality of households to which the user receiving support belongs in order to cooperate in reducing CO ₂ emissions. It is a system for urging to reduce the amount.
The energy saving support system 10 is provided with a support terminal 100 that is a supported means installed in an organization to which the user belongs, and an incentive to promote energy consumption suppression to the organization to which the user belongs by reducing energy consumption. Management server 200, a certification body server 300 for setting and confirming a baseline related to CO ₂ emissions, and a merchant server 400 for providing products including energy-saving products, paid or free services, etc. And monitor / support server 500 for monitoring and analyzing the usage status of electricity, gas, and water for each user's organization, and energy supply business for supplying energy resources such as electricity, gas, and water Money exchange between the user server 600 and the user and the energy supplier by electronic payment It is composed of a carbon credit purchase server 800 to purchase the emission credits corresponding to the financial institution server 700 and CO ₂ reduction for, are connected by a network 900.

  The management server 200, the certification authority server 300, the seller server 400, the monitor / support server 500, the energy supplier server 600, the financial institution server 700, and the emission purchase server 800 each have a central processing means (not shown). And a memory (not shown) storing a program for executing processing in each server, and a RAM for temporarily storing programs and data used when executing various arithmetic processes in the central processing means. .

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the support terminal 100 and a functional block diagram of peripheral devices connected to the support terminal 100.
The support terminal 100 is installed in an organization to which a user belongs, and is connected to the management server 200 and the monitor / support server 500 via a network 900 such as the Internet, and receives information from the management server 200 and the monitor / support server 500. It has a function to receive.
The support terminal 100 includes a display unit 102, an information transmission unit 104, and a mail transmission / reception unit 106.
The display unit 102 can grasp, for example, the CO ₂ emission amount for each application by accessing the monitor / support server 500. Furthermore, by accessing the management server 200, the display unit 102 can obtain the granted privilege standard and / or It has a function for displaying so that the state of a privilege can be grasped.
The information transmission unit 104 encrypts each usage amount data and the like of energy consuming equipment such as electricity, gas, water, etc. recorded by the measurement recording unit 110, which will be described later, and receives usage amount data in the management server 200. A function of transmitting to the unit 212. Further, it has a function of transmitting information input regarding user information to the user management means 270.
The mail transmission / reception unit 106 has a function of receiving information such as a privilege standard and / or privilege information transmitted from the mail server 280 in the management server 200 and a charge amount for each usage amount.

The support terminal 100 is connected to the measurement recording unit 110.
The measurement recording means 110 is connected to the electric meter 120, the gas meter 130, and the water meter 140, and measures the usage amount of each energy consuming device. For example, the measurement recording unit 110 participates in the energy saving support system 10, displays information useful for reducing CO ₂ from the management server 200, displays CO ₂ emissions, and daily CO ₂ reduction status. It is formed in order to call attention, and is installed in each house for every condominium household where the user who is the supportee who receives assistance lives. In addition, the measurement recording unit 110 includes a display unit 112 that displays usage amounts of electricity, gas, and water transmitted from the electric meter 120, the gas meter 130, and the water meter 140.

  The measurement recording means 110 can also measure for each electric device A150, electric device B152... (That corresponds to an air conditioner, lighting, refrigerator, microwave oven, television, personal computer, washing machine, etc.) for each application. Further, a human sensor A160 and a human sensor B162 may be provided corresponding to each of the electric devices A150, B152,. For example, if the electric device A150 is used when there is no person in the space where the human sensor A160 is provided, it is determined that the monitor / support server 500 is consuming wasteful energy, and life can be reduced. It turns out that there is a need for revision. Details of operations performed by the monitor / support server 500 will be described later. Therefore, detailed advice can be given to the usage situation for each application. Electricity, gas, and water usage data is recorded in time series (for example, every minute or every hour). At the same time, data measured by the human sensor A160, human sensor B162,... Are also recorded in the measurement recording means 110 in synchronization with electricity / gas / water usage data. The data measured by the human sensor A160, human sensor B162,... Are recorded in time series (for example, every one minute or one hour).

Note that the support terminal 100 includes a communication device that can be connected to a network 900 such as the Internet, and a workstation or personal computer in which a WWW browser application and a mail client application are installed.
Moreover, the measurement recording unit 110 includes a CPU (not shown). The CPU is a central processing unit that performs arithmetic processing when performing various processing performed in the measurement recording unit 110. The measurement recording means 110 includes a memory as a recording unit (not shown) for recording usage data of electricity, gas, and water measured by the electric meter 120, the gas meter 130, and the water meter 140. A memory is included as a recording unit (not shown) for recording data measured by the sensor A160, the human sensor B162,... In synchronism with electricity / gas / water usage data. Further, the measurement recording unit 110 transmits the recorded electricity / gas / water usage data and the data measured by the human sensor A160, human sensor B162,... To the support terminal 100 (not shown). )including. The display unit 112 includes a display.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the management server 200.
The management server 200 is a server that gives an incentive to promote suppression of energy consumption to an organization to which a user who is a supporter belongs by reducing energy consumption, and includes a CO ₂ emission management means 210, a database server 220, Baseline management means 230, billing process management means 240, privilege standard management means 250, emission certificate management means 260, user management means 270, seller management means 275, mail server 280 and WWW server 290. Note that the operation of each process of the management server 200, for example, the privilege standard and / or privilege based on the CO ₂ reduction amount and the issuance of the emission certificate are audited by an external auditing organization.

The CO ₂ emission management means 210 has a usage data receiving unit 212, a CO ₂ conversion unit 214, and a reduction amount calculation unit 216.

The usage data receiving unit 212 has a function of receiving each usage data of electricity, gas, and water measured by each support terminal 100 and recording it in the usage database 221. The recorded usage data of electricity, gas, and water is used for conversion to CO ₂ emissions. In addition, each usage data of electricity, gas, and water is used by the billing processing management unit 240 to calculate a usage fee and to charge the financial institution server 700.
The reception time may be received once a day at a predetermined time, or may be received once a month.
In addition, the usage data receiving unit 212 has a function of receiving, for example, the power usage of the previous year, which is used when setting a baseline to be described in detail later.

The CO ₂ conversion unit 214 has a function of converting the use amount data recorded in the use amount database 221 into CO ₂ emission amount data. The converted CO ₂ emission data is recorded in the usage database 221 for each user.
The CO ₂ conversion unit 214 converts the data into CO ₂ emission data based on each usage data of electricity, gas, and water. Then, by summing the data of the CO ₂ emissions are converted respectively, to calculate the data of the CO ₂ emissions. The calculated CO ₂ emission data is used by the support terminal 100 when the user confirms the CO ₂ emission data, for example.
When calculating CO ₂ emissions data from electricity, gas, and water usage data, the correspondence between each usage data and CO ₂ emissions data is determined by the region and energy supplier. The calculation formula shown is different. For example, the amount of CO ₂ generated when an energy supplier generates power from an electric power company varies depending on the ratio of thermal power generation, hydroelectric power generation, nuclear power generation, and wind power generation. Therefore, in the CO ₂ conversion unit 214, calculation formulas used for calculating CO ₂ emission data from each usage data of electricity, gas, and water are individually determined according to each region and energy supplier. Recorded and set individually as needed.

The reduction amount calculation unit 216 calculates the data of the reduced usage amount from the usage amount data of electricity, gas, and water recorded in the usage amount database 221 and the baseline recorded in the baseline database 222, respectively. It has a function of calculating CO ₂ reduction amount data from the calculated amount. The CO ₂ reduction data is calculated for each user. When calculating the CO ₂ reduction amount, the above-described calculation formula used when calculating the CO ₂ emission data is appropriately used. The calculated CO ₂ reduction amount data is recorded in the reduction amount database 223 of the database server 220. For example, the recorded CO ₂ reduction data is managed in association with each user household, such as monthly.
Note that the function of the reduction amount calculation unit 216 may be provided in the measurement recording unit 110 connected to the support terminal 100.
The calculated CO ₂ reduction amount data is used by the privilege standard management unit 250 and the emission certificate management unit 260.
In addition, when calculating the CO ₂ reduction data from the reduced usage data for electricity, gas, and water, as described above, for example, the CO ₂ emission amount varies depending on the power generation method or the power company. Varies by region and energy supplier.

Baseline management means 230 includes a baseline automatic setting function, a baseline assessment information creation function, a baseline setting change function (either a certification body or an administrator is acceptable), a baseline setting content inquiry function, a baseline setting completion notification function, Has a baseline setting basic information registration / change function.
A baseline for comparison with CO ₂ emission sources energy such as electricity, gas and water, which is utilized when using the energy consuming device present in the original user as an object to be supported who the CO ₂ emission reduction This is a standard that is used to evaluate whether or not the actual usage of energy consuming equipment that consumes energy such as electricity, gas, and water has been reduced, and to evaluate the reduction. .
The baseline automatic setting function is a function that automatically sets and registers a baseline based on, for example, the energy consumption information of the previous year provided by the energy supplier and the user's residence form / household composition / equipment composition. . Note that the information on the residence form, the household configuration, and the equipment configuration used when setting the baseline corresponds to the baseline information recorded in the baseline 222. In other words, the equipment configuration includes, for example, information such as product names, manufacturer names, model names, installation locations, etc., of all electric equipment and gas equipment used by the user in the house. Furthermore, the dwelling form includes information on, for example, reinforcing bars, wooden structures, concrete, and condominiums.
The baseline assessment information creation function is a function for creating baseline assessment information from a baseline that is automatically set and registered.
The baseline setting change function is a function that allows the certification authority server 300 to change the baseline information via the network 900 or allow the administrator to change the baseline information.
The baseline setting content inquiry function is a function that allows the user to inquire about the content of the baseline information from the support terminal 100 via the network 900 or the administrator of the management server 200.
The baseline setting completion notification function is a function for notifying that the setting of baseline information has been completed to the support terminal 100 of the user via the mail server 280 from the baseline management unit 230.

The billing process management unit 240 has a function of totaling billing charges to each user based on each usage amount of electricity, gas, and water used within a certain period.
The billing process management means 240 reads, for example, monthly electricity usage amount and gas usage amount data from the usage amount database 221 and calculates electricity usage fee and gas usage fee data. Further, the billing process management means 240 reads water usage data from the monthly usage database 221 and calculates water usage charge data.
The calculated usage charge data is recorded in the bill information database 224 in association with the user information.

The privilege standard management means 250 has a function of reading the CO ₂ reduction amount data recorded in the reduction amount database 223 and calculating a privilege criterion for calculating a privilege given according to the CO ₂ reduction amount. For example, the privilege standard is calculated by giving 1,000 points when the CO ₂ reduction amount reaches 1 t. The calculated privilege standard is recorded in the privilege standard information database 225 in association with the user information.
Here, the privilege standard is a standard value (reference value) corresponding to CO ₂ given according to the CO ₂ reduction amount, and is a value serving as a measure of the privilege given to the CO ₂ emission reducer. is there.
In addition, points are given to users based on privilege standards. Points here are a type of privilege granted to CO ₂ emission reducers. It is a measure of value for determining the exchangeable range when exchanging purchases of services.
Further, the privilege standard management unit 250 has a function of transmitting the newly recorded privilege standard and / or privilege balance information to each support terminal 100 via the mail server 280 by e-mail. Furthermore, when the support terminal 100 has requested the management server 200 for a privilege standard and / or privilege inquiry, the privilege criterion management means 250 provides a privilege to the support terminal 100 via the privilege inquiry screen via the WWW server 290. It has the function of presenting standards and / or benefits.
In addition, the privilege standard management unit 250 has a function of receiving points collected by the seller server 400. The received points are recorded in the seller management database 228.

The emission right certificate management means 260 has a function of reading CO ₂ reduction amount data recorded in the reduction amount database 223 and issuing an emission right certificate corresponding to the size of the CO ₂ reduction amount data. Note that emission rights securities use the energy saving support system 10 according to the present invention, and CO ₂ emissions compared to the baseline for each organization such as a CO ₂ reducer or a household to which a CO ₂ reducer belongs. It is a kind of evidence securities to prove the amount of CO ₂ reduction by reducing the amount.
That is, the emission certificate management means 260 transmits the issued emission certificate to the emission purchase organization server 800 of companies, local public bodies, natural persons, etc. that are obligated to reduce emissions, and reduces CO ₂ reduction amount. Has the function of selling emission credits equivalent to.
The emission credit certificate management means 260 calculates a sale amount corresponding to the CO ₂ reduction amount, and corresponds to the sale amount securities issue unit 262 that issues a letter of credit corresponding to the sale amount, and corresponds to the sale amount equivalent to the CO ₂ reduction amount, And a money transfer unit 264 that receives the deposit data from the emission credit purchase institution server 800 or the remittance agency server.
The issued emission credit certificate is recorded in the emission certificate information database 226.
In the energy saving support system 10 according to the present invention, the emission certificate management unit 260 may be provided as a server independent of the management server 200 together with the emission certificate database 226.
Further, the emission right securities management means 260 converts the points collected by the seller server 400 and received via the privilege standard management means 250 into CO ₂ reduction amounts, and then discharges corresponding to the CO ₂ reduction amounts. It has the function of issuing as rights securities.

The user management unit 270 has a function of receiving and managing information related to a user who is a supportee who installs the support terminal 100. By participating in the CO ₂ reduction system provided by the energy saving support system 10 according to the present invention, the user reduces the energy consumption in the organization such as the user's household, and the points from the management server 200 The person who receives the privilege when exchanging the purchase of goods or paid or free services. In addition, the user refers to sales within the exchangeable range of points and the like converted according to the conversion rate such as the bonus conversion rate determined for each seller as appropriate according to the privilege standards and / or privileges received from the management server 200. A person who uses the points as the privilege when purchasing products including energy-saving products provided by a person or exchanging paid or free services (such as transferring goods and services for a fee) Say.
User information is appropriately input by the user at the support terminal 100, transmitted by the information transmission unit 104, and received by the user management unit 270. The received user information is recorded in the user management database 227.
User information includes, for example, contact information (postal code, address, telephone number, fax number, name, e-mail address), account information for direct debit, housing information (postal code, address, housing start date), registration information (Housing type / household configuration / equipment configuration), power information (nominee / use location / contract type / contract A / district number / customer number), installed meter information (equipment number / phone number), etc. The equipment configuration includes, for example, information such as product names, manufacturer names, model names, and installation locations of all electric and gas equipment used by the user in the house. Furthermore, the dwelling form includes information on, for example, reinforcing bars, wooden structures, concrete, and condominiums.
The user management unit 270 has a function of providing registered information of user information to the support terminal 100 and the management server 200 of the user.
Further, the user or the administrator of the management server 200 can update the contents of the user information from the support terminal 100 or the management server 200 as appropriate. The change history of the content of the user information is recorded in the user management database 227 as appropriate. In addition, when the content of the user information is updated by the administrator of the management server 200, it has a function of appropriately notifying the update content via the mail server 280 to the support terminal 100 of the user.

The seller management means 275 has a function of receiving and managing information related to the seller. The seller information received by the seller management means 275 is recorded in the seller management database 228. A seller is a person who invites the use of products and services including energy-saving products, etc., or provides paid or free services, and corresponds to CO ₂ reductions such as points calculated based on privilege standards A person who provides a product or a paid or free service including an energy-saving product or the like so that a part of the price for the product or service can be used with the privilege given. Further, the seller purchases a privilege point acquired in response to the user reducing CO ₂ , and acquires the emission certificate from the management server 200 based on the CO ₂ reduction amount corresponding to the point. Or a person who can obtain emission credits by paying consideration.
The seller information includes, for example, contact information (postal code, address, telephone number, FAX number, name of person in charge, department, title, e-mail address, company URL). Furthermore, catalog information of energy-saving products / services to be handled, links to detailed explanations / promotion pages of products / services, usage methods of points as bonuses, and the like are included.
The seller management unit 275 has a function of providing registered information of seller information to the seller server 400 and the management server 200 of the seller.
Further, the seller or the administrator of the management server 200 can update the content of the seller information from the support terminal 100 or the management server 200 as appropriate. The change history of the contents of the seller information is recorded in the seller management database 228 as appropriate. In addition, when the content of the seller information is updated by the administrator of the management server 200, a function of appropriately notifying the seller server 400 of the seller of the updated content via the mail server 280 is provided. .

The mail server 280 has a function of transmitting / receiving an electronic mail to / from the support terminal 100 or the seller server 400 via the network 900.
The mail server 280 is used, for example, for notifying a balance due to the provision of a privilege point, or notifying usage charges for electricity, gas, and water.
It is also used for notification of completion of setting of baseline information, update of user information, update of seller information, and the like.

The WWW server 290 has a function of distributing various data to the support terminal 100 and the like based on the HTTP protocol.
Specifically, the screen data to be distributed includes, for example, a user registration information screen for registering user information, a user information registration confirmation screen, or a management server 200 for managing user information. They are a user information management screen, a user information change screen for changing user information, and a baseline management screen for confirming the contents of the baseline information. The screen for the seller server 400 is a seller information registration screen for registering seller information, seller information management for managing seller information, or managing seller information in the management server 200. It is an energy-saving product service management screen for managing products including energy-saving products handled by sellers, information on paid or free services, and the like.
In addition, a privilege inquiry screen for the user to inquire for privilege criteria and / or benefits from the support terminal 100 is also handled.

  The database server 220 includes a usage amount database 221, a baseline database 222, a reduction amount database 223, a bill information database 224, a privilege criteria information database 225, an emission right certificate information database 226, and a user management database 227. And a seller management database 228.

The usage amount database 221 has a function of recording the usage amount data received by the usage amount data receiving unit 212. The usage data is recorded in association with user information, for example, every hour, every day, every month, and every year, by electricity, gas, and water.
The usage data of electricity, gas, and water recorded in the usage database 221 is obtained when the CO ₂ emission amount is calculated by the CO ₂ conversion unit 214, or the CO ₂ reduction amount data is calculated by the reduction amount calculation unit 216. Used when calculating.
In addition, for example, power usage data for the previous year received by the usage data receiving unit 212 is recorded in association with user information.

The baseline database 222 has a function of recording a baseline set for each household of the user.
Baseline information includes, for example, the base date, standard energy consumption (for 12 months), temperature correction value (for 12 months), standard greenhouse gas amount (for 12 months), residence type classification, household composition classification, It consists of equipment composition category and setting status sign (automatic setting, certification body assessment, member confirmation).
Baseline reference information is composed of a reference year, a temperature correction value (for 12 months), a reference residence form category, a reference household component category, and a standard facility component category.
The baseline is automatically set based on the user's residence type, household configuration, equipment configuration, and energy consumption information of the previous year. For example, in the case of electric power, the energy consumption information refers to a reference month, year, month (for 12 months), amount used (for 12 months), and amount of greenhouse gas (for 12 months). Note that the information on the residence form, the household configuration, and the equipment configuration used when setting the baseline corresponds to the baseline information recorded in the baseline 222. In other words, the equipment configuration includes, for example, information such as product names, manufacturer names, model names, installation locations, etc., of all electric equipment and gas equipment used by the user in the house. Furthermore, the dwelling form includes information on, for example, reinforcing bars, wooden structures, concrete, and condominiums.
The set baseline is requested to the certification authority server 300 to confirm the setting contents, the authentication contents are confirmed, and recorded in the baseline database 222 in association with the user information.

The reduction amount database 223 has a function of recording data on the CO ₂ reduction amount calculated by the reduction amount calculation unit 216. The calculated CO ₂ reduction data is recorded in association with user information every day, every month, and every year. The CO ₂ reduction amount data recorded in the reduction amount database 223 is used by the privilege standard management means 250 and the emission right securities management means 260.

  The bill information database 224 has a function of recording data on each usage fee calculated by the billing process management means 240. Electricity and gas usage fee data is calculated monthly and recorded in the bill information database 224 in association with user information. In addition, water usage charge data is calculated every two months and recorded in the bill information database 224 in association with user information.

The privilege standard information database 225 has a function of recording the privilege standard calculated by the privilege standard management means 250. The privilege standard is recorded in association with the user information. The recorded privilege criteria can be exchanged at a privilege exchange rate determined by a method of using the privilege criteria determined by the seller. When a user purchases products including energy-saving products provided by sellers participating in this system or receives paid or free services, the user can exchange benefits as appropriate for each seller. It can be used after exchanging points for each seller depending on the rate.
Further, privilege replacement history information used when a user purchases a product including an energy-saving product by using the energy-saving support system 10 or receives a chargeable or free service is also associated with the user information. Recorded.

  The emission certificate information database 226 has a function of recording emission certificate issued by the emission certificate management means 260.

The user management database 227 has a function of recording user information received by the user management means 270. Data entered from the user information registration screen (interface) provided by the WWW server 290 when the support terminal 100 is used by the user is recorded or changed as data in the user management database 227. Is recorded.
User information includes, for example, contact information (postal code, address, telephone number, fax number, name, e-mail address), account information for direct debit, housing information (postal code, address, housing start date), registration information (Housing type / household configuration / equipment configuration), power information (nominee / use location / contract type / contract A / district number / customer number), installed meter information (equipment number / phone number), etc. The equipment configuration includes, for example, information such as product names, manufacturer names, model names, and installation locations of all electric and gas equipment used by the user in the house. Furthermore, the dwelling form includes information on, for example, reinforcing bars, wooden structures, concrete, and condominiums.
Further, the user management database 227 is appropriately updated if there is a change in the contents of the user information. Further, the user management database 227 also records updated history information.
Further, the user information includes the purchase of products including energy-saving products purchased by the user using the energy-saving support system 10 and the history of paid or free services received.

The seller management database 228 has a function of recording seller information received by the seller management means 275. Data entered from the seller information registration screen (interface) provided by the WWW server 290 by using a terminal (not shown) by the seller is recorded or changed in the data of the seller management database 228. Or recorded.
The seller information includes, for example, contact information (postal code, address, telephone number, FAX number, name of person in charge, department, title, e-mail address, company URL). Furthermore, catalog information of energy-saving products / services to be handled, detailed descriptions of products / services / links to promotion pages, usage methods of benefits, and the like are included.
Further, the seller management database 228 is updated as appropriate if there is a change in the contents of the seller information. Further, the seller management database 228 also records updated history information. The seller management database 228 records information such as products and services including energy-saving products handled by the seller.
Further, the seller database 228 has a function of recording points collected from the seller server 400 received by the privilege standard management means 250.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the certification authority server 300.
The certificate authority server 300 is installed in an authority that performs baseline authentication, and is connected to the network 900. The certification authority server 300 sets and confirms the baseline related to the CO ₂ emission amount corresponding to the configuration of the home and the form of residence, and transmits information related to the baseline to the management server 200 via the network 900. It has a function. The certification body is a body that performs baseline certification and has public nature.
Note that the certification authority server 300 may have a function of calculating baseline data. In this case, specifically, the certification authority server 300 includes a baseline calculation unit 310 for calculating a baseline, a baseline database 320 that records data related to the baseline, and further transmits the baseline data. Baseline data transmission means 330 is provided.
Note that the baseline value confirmed by the certification authority server 300 is automatically set in advance by the baseline management means 230 of the management server 200 from the user's house form, household structure, and equipment structure. . The certification authority server 300 also collects usage data that serves as reference material for calculating the baseline.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the seller server 400.
The seller server 400 is a server managed by a seller who participates in the energy saving support system 10 such as providing energy-saving products and services, and is installed in each seller and connected to the network 900. A seller is a person who induces the use of products / services including energy-saving products, etc., or provides paid / free products / services, and reduces CO ₂ such as points calculated based on privilege standards. It is a person who provides a privilege given according to the amount, and is set so that it can be used for a part of the price for the product or service, and provides a product including an energy saving product, a paid service or a free service. Further, the seller refers to a person who obtains emission rights from the management server 200 based on points collected from a plurality of users or a person who obtains emission rights securities by paying consideration.
The seller server 400 is provided with a privilege exchange rate creating means 410 indicating the relationship between a privilege standard corresponding to the CO ₂ reduction amount transmitted from the management server 200 and points for each seller, and a privilege acquired. You may make it have the use privilege calculation means 420 which calculates the point which can be used in the said shop using the privilege standard which was used. By doing so, the merchant server 400 can also manage the benefits.
The seller server 400 sends a privilege-based usage method set by each seller, for example, a privilege conversion rate, to the management server 200 and provides it to the user to invite the user to purchase energy-saving products / services.
Further, the seller server 400 collects points used when a plurality of users purchase products including energy-saving products, etc., or receive paid or free services, and obtains emission credit securities corresponding to the points. Therefore, it has a function of transmitting to the management server 200.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the monitor / support server 500.
The monitor / support server 500 is installed in an organization that performs monitoring or the like, and is connected to the network 900. The monitor / support server 500 has a function of monitoring and analyzing the usage status of electricity, gas, and water for each user's household. The monitor / support server 500 has a database 510 for recording electricity / gas / water usage data and data measured by the human sensor A160, human sensor B162,... For each user's household. Specifically, the monitor / support server 500 is measured by the human sensor A160, human sensor B162,... Together with the usage data of electricity, gas, and water collected from the support terminal 100 installed in each user. By using the collected data, it has a function of performing analysis and providing analysis result information. The analysis result is, for example, time zone information (analysis result) in which the electric device A150 or the like is used wastefully, an average value of each usage amount of electricity, gas, and water, monthly ranking information, and the like. The monitor / support server 500 transmits the analysis result information, the monthly average value of each usage amount of electricity, gas, and water, the monthly ranking information, etc. to the user's support terminal 100, so that the user can Thus, the usage state of the energy consuming device can be grasped, and the usage method of the energy consuming device can be revised.
The database 510 records usage amounts of electricity, gas, and water. Further, in the database 510, each usage amount is recorded for each application as necessary. Further, data measured by the human sensor A160, human sensor B162,... Are recorded in the database 510 in time series.
The monitor / support server 500 may be provided in the management server 200.

The energy supplier server 600 is installed for each energy supplier that supplies energy resources such as electricity, gas, and water, and is connected to the network 900. The energy supplier is, for example, an operator that supplies electricity, gas, and water.
The management server 200 has a function of providing energy consumption information for the previous year of the user. For example, in the case of electric power, the energy consumption information includes a reference month, year and month (for 12 months), usage (for 12 months), and amount of greenhouse gas (for 12 months).

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the financial institution server 700.
The financial institution server 700 is installed for each financial institution and is connected to the network 900. The financial institution server 700 has a function of performing money transfer between a user and an energy supplier by electronic settlement.
The financial institution server 700 includes account management means 710 and settlement management means 720.

  The account management means 710 has a function of managing an account for electronic settlement such as a user who uses the system or an energy supplier. The account management means 710 has a database (not shown) in which user IDs such as users and energy suppliers, passwords, and account numbers are recorded in association with each other. The management server 200 inquires whether or not an account for electronic settlement has been opened in the financial institution server 700 when a user, an energy supplier, or the like joins this system. If not, the account management unit 710 opens an account for electronic settlement based on data such as user information recorded in the user management database 227. The account number of the opened account is recorded in a database (not shown) of the account management means 710 in association with the user ID such as the user and the password as described above.

  The settlement management means 720 has a function of executing and managing an electronic settlement process performed between the user and the energy supplier, and a function of managing account information such as the balance of each account. The settlement management unit 720 receives billing information obtained by collecting the usage fees calculated by the billing processing management unit 240 of the management server 200. The settlement management unit 720 makes an account inquiry to the account management unit 710 in order to determine which account the received billing information relates to. When the usage fee, which is billing information, can be withdrawn from the corresponding account, the settlement management means 720 charges the bill from the user's account for electronic settlement to the account for electronic settlement of each energy company. Transfer processing is performed based on the details of the information.

The emission purchase server 800 is a server owned by a company, a local public organization, a natural person, or the like who is obligated to reduce emission, and has a function for purchasing emission equivalents corresponding to CO ₂ reduction.

  Next, an embodiment of the energy saving support system 10 in the present embodiment will be described.

(User information registration process)
Based on FIG. 9, user registration will be described.
In order to use the energy saving support system 10, the user uses the WWW browser of the support terminal 100 to request registration of user information to the management server 200 (step 100).

The support terminal 100 that has accessed the management server 200 is presented with a user registration screen for inputting data such as user information necessary for registration transmitted by the WWW server 290 of the management server 200 (step 101). . The user appropriately uses an input unit (not shown) of the support terminal 100 to input various data and transmit data such as user information to the management server 200 (step 102).
Here, the input user information is, for example, contact information (postal code / address / phone number / fax number / name / email address), account transfer account information, housing information (postal code / address / housing start). Date), registration information (house type / household configuration / equipment configuration), power information (nominee / use location / contract type / contract A / district number / customer number), installed meter information (equipment number / phone number), etc. is there.

The management server 200 records data such as user information transmitted from the support terminal 100 in the user management database 227 via the user management means 270 (step 103).
Subsequently, the user management means 270 notifies the support terminal 100 of the completion of registration of user information via the mail server 280 (step 104). Then, when the user requests the management server 200 to query the user information from the support terminal 100 (step 105), the WWW server 290 of the management server 200 makes a user information management screen for the support terminal 100. Is transmitted and presented (step 106). The user can confirm the registered contents on the presented user information management screen.

(Seller information registration process)
Next, registration of seller information will be described with reference to FIG.
The seller registers the energy-saving products and the like at the same time as the registration of the seller information. Note that the user can use the benefits described below when purchasing products including energy-saving products provided by the seller or providing paid or free services.

First, when a seller registers seller information, the seller server 400 requests the management server 200 to register seller information (step 200).
The seller server 400 is presented with the seller information registration screen transmitted by the WWW server 290 of the management server 200 (step 201). The seller inputs various data on the seller information registration screen and transmits data such as seller information to the management server 200 (step 202).
Here, the seller information to be input is, for example, a contact information (postal code, address, telephone number, FAX number, name of person in charge, department, title, e-mail address, company URL) or the like.
The management server 200 records data such as seller information transmitted from the seller server 400 in the seller management database 228 via the seller management means 275 (step 203).

Subsequently, in order to register products including energy-saving products handled by the seller and paid or free service information, etc., the seller sells products including energy-saving products etc. from the seller server 400 to the management server 200. A request for registration of free service information or the like is made (step 204).
The seller server 400 is presented with the energy-saving product service management screen transmitted by the WWW server 290 of the management server 200 (step 205). The seller inputs various data on the energy-saving product service management screen, and transmits products such as energy-saving products and data such as paid or free service information to the management server 200 (step 206).
Here, products including energy-saving products, etc. and paid or free service information include catalog information of products / services including energy-saving products handled, detailed explanations of products / services / links to promotion pages, how to use reward points, etc. Is included.
The received management server 200 records the product including the energy-saving product and the data transmitted from the seller server 400, such as service information, in the seller management database 228 via the seller management unit 275 (step 207).
The seller requests the management server 200 to inquire about the seller information management screen and the energy-saving product service management screen (step 208). The WWW server 290 of the management server 200 that has received the request presents a seller information management screen and an energy-saving product service management screen to the seller server 400 (step 209). The seller can confirm each registered content on the seller information management screen and the energy saving product service management screen.

(Baseline calculation method)
Next, a method for calculating a baseline value for each household of users will be described with reference to FIG.
First, the management server 200 requests the energy supplier server 600 to provide energy consumption information for the previous year (step 300). Here, the energy consumption information means, for example, in the case of electric power, the reference month, year and month (for 12 months), amount used (for 12 months), and amount of greenhouse gas (for 12 months).
The energy supplier server 600 transmits the energy consumption information of the previous year to the usage data receiving unit 212 in the management server 200 (step 301).
The usage amount data reception unit 212 of the management server 200 records the received energy consumption information of the previous year in association with the user information in the usage amount database 221 (step 302).
Subsequently, the baseline management unit 230 uses the user's previous year energy consumption information recorded in the usage amount database 221 and the user's residence form, household configuration, and facility configuration recorded in the user management database 227. A baseline is automatically set and recorded in the baseline database 222 (step 303). Note that the information on the residence form, the household configuration, and the equipment configuration used when setting the baseline corresponds to the baseline information recorded in the baseline 222. In other words, the equipment configuration includes, for example, information such as product names, manufacturer names, model names, installation locations, etc., of all electric equipment and gas equipment used by the user in the house. Furthermore, the dwelling form includes information on, for example, reinforcing bars, wooden structures, concrete, and condominiums.
The baseline management unit 230 creates baseline assessment information in order to transmit the recorded baseline to the certification authority server 300 (step 304).

The baseline management unit 230 transmits the created baseline assessment information to the certification authority server 300 (step 304).
The certification authority server 300 requests presentation of a baseline management screen for confirming the baseline setting contents (step 305). The management server 200 presents a baseline management screen to the certification authority server 300 (step 306). When there is a change in the baseline setting contents (step 307), the baseline setting contents are changed as appropriate (step 308).
When the verification of the baseline setting content is completed, the certification authority server 300 notifies the management server 200 (step 309).

  Subsequently, the baseline management unit 230 notifies the support terminal 100 of the user of confirmation of the baseline setting content (step 310). Then, the user requests the support terminal 100 to present an inquiry screen for the baseline setting contents (step 311), and the WWW server 290 presents a baseline management screen to the user's support terminal 100 ( Step 312). The user can check the setting contents of the baseline on the support terminal 100 using the baseline management screen.

(User information change processing)
Next, the content information change process will be described with reference to FIG.
When a change occurs in the user information, that is, the contents of the residence form, the household configuration, the equipment configuration, etc. (step 400), the user changes the user information to the management server 200 by the support terminal 100. A request is made (step 401).
Then, the WWW server 290 in the management server 200 presents a user information change screen to the support terminal 100 (step 402). Subsequently, the user appropriately inputs the change point of the user information on the support terminal 100 and transmits the input content to the management server 200 (step 403).
The user management means 270 in the management server 200 receives the change point of the user information, records the change point in the user management database 227, and simultaneously records the change history information (step 404).
Thereafter, the contents of the baseline setting are also changed as appropriate (step 405).

(Privilege standard grant process)
Next, based on FIG. 13, the process of issuing privilege standards will be described.
Electricity / gas / water usage data measured in accordance with the use of the energy consuming equipment of the user is measured and recorded by the measurement recording means 110 (step 500). The recorded usage data is transmitted to the usage data receiving unit 212 of the management server 200 at a predetermined time, for example, once a day by the information transmitting unit 104 of the support terminal 100 (step 501). The usage amount data received by the usage amount data receiving unit 212 is recorded in the usage amount database 221 in association with the user information. As the usage data, new data is sequentially added and recorded in time series (time, day, month, year) (step 502).

The reduction amount calculation unit 216 reads each usage amount data of electricity, gas, and water from the usage amount database 221, and reads baseline data corresponding to the user from the baseline database 222. Then, the reduction amount calculation unit 216 calculates data of each usage amount reduced from the read usage data and baseline data of electricity, gas, and water (step 503). Then, the CO ₂ reduction amount data is calculated from the reduced usage amount data (step 504). The CO ₂ reduction data is calculated every month. Note that the reduction amount calculation unit 216 calculates a different CO ₂ emission amount for each organization or region that provides electricity, gas, and water when calculating the CO ₂ reduction amount from the reduced usage data. This is done in consideration of the formula. The calculated CO ₂ reduction amount data is recorded in the reduction amount database 223 in association with the user information (step 504).

The privilege standard management means 250 reads CO ₂ reduction amount data from the reduction amount database 223. The benefits reference managing means 250, according to the size of the data of the CO ₂ reduction, calculates a reference for imparting a privilege (step 505). For example, 1,000 points are given per 1 ton of CO ₂ reduction. The issued privilege standard is recorded in the privilege standard information database 225 (step 505).
The newly recorded privilege standard is notified to the support terminal 100 by e-mail (step 506). Further, when the user inquires the privilege standard and / or privilege, the management server 200 presents the privilege inquiry screen (step 508) by accessing the management server 200 from the support terminal 100 (step 507). ), The privilege standard and / or the value of the privilege can be known.

The user can convert it into a desired point based on the privilege standard and use it to pay a fee when purchasing a product provided by the seller, a paid service, or a free service.
When a user purchases a product, a paid or free service, etc. at the seller server 400, the privilege standard management unit 250 of the seller server 400 sends a product to the privilege standard management unit 250 of the management server 200. Or data on the balance of points used as special privileges used when purchasing paid or free services or the like is transmitted by e-mail.

(Issuance and purchase processing of emissions credit securities)
Based on FIG. 14, the emission certificate issuing process will be described.
In accordance with use, measured usage data of electricity, gas, and water is measured and recorded by the measurement recording means 110 (step 600). The recorded usage data is transmitted to the usage data receiving unit 212 of the management server 200 at a predetermined time, for example, once a day by the information transmitting unit 104 of the support terminal 100 (step 601). The usage amount data received by the usage amount data receiving unit 212 is recorded in the usage amount database 221 in association with the user information. As the usage data, new data is sequentially added and recorded in time series (hour / day / month / year) (step 602).

The reduction amount calculation unit 216 reads the usage data of electricity, gas, and water of the energy consuming equipment that is the source of the user from the usage database 221, and reads the baseline data corresponding to the user from the baseline database 222. read out. Then, the reduction amount calculation unit 216 calculates data of each usage amount reduced from the read usage data and baseline data of electricity, gas, and water (step 603). Then, CO ₂ emission data is calculated from the reduced usage data (step 604). The CO ₂ reduction data is calculated every month. Note that the reduction amount calculation unit 216 calculates a different CO ₂ emission amount for each organization or region that provides electricity, gas, and water when calculating the CO ₂ reduction amount from the reduced usage data. This is done in consideration of the formula. The calculation formula used here indicates the correspondence between each usage amount data and the CO ₂ emission data, and differs depending on the region and the energy supplier. The calculated CO ₂ reduction amount data is recorded in the reduction amount database 223 in association with the user information (step 604).

The emission certificate issuing unit 262 of the emission certificate management unit 260 reads the CO ₂ reduction amount data recorded from the reduction amount database 223. The emission certificate issuing unit 262 issues emission certificate according to the data size of the CO ₂ reduction amount. For example, the emission certificate issuing unit 262 issues an emission certificate for each ton of CO ₂ reduction (step 605). The issued emission credit certificate data is recorded in the emission certificate information database 226 (step 605).

Companies, local governments, natural persons, etc. who are obligated to reduce emissions in order to purchase emissions credit securities using the energy saving support system 10 (that is, those who wish to purchase emissions credit securities) Using the terminal (not shown) as appropriate via the purchase server 800, the management server 200 is requested to purchase emission credit certificates (step 606). The WWW server 290 of the management server 200 receives the emission certificate information database 226. Emission right certificate information issued from is properly read out and an emission right certificate purchase screen is displayed on the terminal of the emission right purchase server 800 (step 607).
A person who wishes to purchase emission credits inputs as many emission credits as desired from the purchase screen of the emission credits displayed on the terminal, and transmits information on the desired amount of emissions credits (step) 608). The management server 200 records information on the desired amount of the emission certificate in the emission certificate information database 226 via the emission certificate management means 260.
Subsequently, the money transfer unit 264 in the emission certificate management means 260 charges the terminal of the emission certificate purchase server 800 for a price corresponding to the desired amount of the recorded emission certificate (step 609). After confirming the transfer of the consideration, the money transfer unit 264 in the emission certificate management means 260 issues the emission certificate to the emission purchase server 800 (step 610).

(Monitor support processing)
Next, the monitor support process will be described with reference to FIG.
Electricity / gas / water usage data is measured and recorded by the measurement recording means 110 (step 700). Further, data measured by the human sensor A160, human sensor B162,... Attached to each room in the user's house is also recorded in the measurement recording unit 110 (step 700). The recorded usage data and the data measured by the human sensor A160, human sensor B162,... Are monitored by the information transmission unit 104 of the support terminal 100, for example, once a day at a predetermined time. 500 (step 701). The usage data received by the monitor / support server 500 and the data measured by the human sensor A160, human sensor B162,... Are recorded in the database 510 in association with the user information (step 702).
In the database 510 of the monitor / support server 500, user information is managed for each region to which the user belongs in association with the measurement data described above.

The monitor / support server 500 analyzes, for example, the relationship between the electricity usage data recorded in time series and the data measured in time series by the human sensor A160, human sensor B162,... (Step 703). ). Here, the monitor / support server 500 determines that the electric device A150 corresponding to the human sensor A160 is used even though it is measured by the human sensor A160 that there is no person in the room. The time zone and the like are recorded in the database 510 as time zone information when the electric device A150 is used unnecessarily. That is, the monitor / support server 500 records the above analysis result in the database 510 as time zone information (step 704).
The electric device A150 includes an electric device that is not used unless there is a person and an electric device that is normally used even when there is no person, such as a washing machine and a refrigerator. Therefore, in the latter case, the electric device A150 is set so as to be excluded from the analysis target.

In addition, the monitor / support server 500 calculates, as an average value, electricity / gas / water usage data averaged for each month of user information of the regions participating in the energy saving support system 10 (step 705). The position corresponding to the average value is derived. Further, the monitor / support server 500 ranks monthly in order to grasp the effect of energy saving measures for each user among all the users in the region participating in the energy saving support system 10. Information is derived (step 706). The ranking information is arranged in order from the user with the largest amount of CO ₂ reduction of the local users participating in the energy saving support system 10, and the objective is to see how effective the energy saving measures are. It is constructed so that it can be grasped automatically.
The calculated average value and ranking information are recorded in the database 510 every month (step 707).
Next, the time zone information (analysis result) in which the recorded electric device A150 etc. is used wastefully, the monthly average value of each usage amount of electricity, gas, and water, and the monthly ranking information are email And the like are transmitted to the support terminal 100 of each user (step 708). In addition, if there is an inquiry request from the support terminal 100 of each user for an average value or ranking information for each usage amount of electricity, gas, and water in the area to which the user belongs, the monitor / support server 500 displays the average value. And the ranking information is presented to the support terminal 100.
The user can grasp the usage status in the area to which the user belongs based on the presented average value, and how much energy the user himself can deal with in the area to which the user belongs based on the ranking information. It can be grasped by the position in the affiliation area.

(Purchase of products, etc.)
The merchandise purchase process will be described with reference to FIG.
In order to purchase energy-saving products / services provided by the seller using the energy-saving support system 10, the user uses the support terminal 100 to request the management server 200 to present an energy-saving product service inquiry screen. (Step 800). The WWW server 290 of the management server 200 appropriately reads out the energy saving product service from the seller management database 228 and presents an energy saving product service inquiry screen on the support terminal 100 (step 801).
In addition, the user uses the support terminal 100 to appropriately request the management server 200 for catalog information related to the energy saving product service (step 802). Then, the WWW server 290 of the management server 200 reads the energy-saving product service catalog information from the seller management database 228 and presents the energy-saving product service catalog management screen to the support terminal 100 (step 803). The catalog management screen of the energy-saving product service includes a detailed description of the product / service and a ring destination URL to the promotion page.

The user selects a product desired to purchase the energy-saving product service from the energy-saving product service inquiry screen presented on the support terminal 100, and transmits information indicating that the product desired to purchase is selected (step 804). Subsequently, the WWW server 290 of the management server 200 presents an energy saving product service purchase screen to the support terminal 100 that desires to purchase an energy saving product service (step 805). The user appropriately inputs the privilege standard and / or privilege to be used on the energy saving product service purchase screen presented on the support terminal 100, and transmits information on the privilege standard and / or privilege to be used (step 806).
Here, the privilege standard is used as a point that is a privilege exchanged at a privilege exchange rate corresponding to each seller to purchase. For example, if the merchandise participating in this system (AAA points in FIG. 8) has a privilege exchange rate of 1.2, the product of the value of the privilege standard and 1.2 gives points used by the merchant. Calculated (see FIG. 8).
Further, the user considers the point usage limit amount on the energy saving product service purchase screen by the support terminal 100. The user management means 270 of the management server 200 records in the user management database 227 purchase information of the energy-saving product service including information on purchase of the energy-saving product service and information on points to be used (step 807).

The management server 200 transmits the energy-saving product service purchase information recorded in the user management database 227 to the seller server 400 (step 808).
The merchant server 400 charges the purchase price for the support terminal 100 based on the amount obtained by subtracting the points exchanged at the merchandise exchange rate for each merchant from the purchase price of the energy-saving product (step 809).
In order for the user to pay the purchase price including the points to the seller as consideration for the energy-saving product, the seller server 400 instructs the financial institution server 700 to transfer the money. The seller server 400 receives the data from the account management means 710 and / or the payment management means 720 of the financial institution server 700, confirms the transfer by the user (step 810), and then issues a shipping instruction for energy-saving products. In order to do this, a slip required for delivery is printed based on data such as the product name and delivery destination (step 811). Then, merchandise delivery processing is performed by the seller.
Note that the user can use the support terminal 100 to appropriately present a purchase history inquiry screen for energy-saving products purchased so far to the management server 200.

  Next, based on FIG. 17, an embodiment showing a flow of privileges (points) among the support terminal 100, the management server 200 and the seller server 400 using the energy saving support system 10 according to the present invention will be described. In the following, description will be given in order.

(1) The reduction amount database 223 of the database 220 in the management server 200 stores CO ₂ reduction amount data ((CO ₂ ) _a , (CO ₂ ) _b , (CO ₂ ) _c ) are collected.
(2) The privilege standard management means 250 in the management server 200 provides the privilege criteria (P _a , P _b , P _c ) to each user according to the data size of the CO ₂ reduction amount of each user. Is issued in association with each user information of users corresponding to the support terminal 100a, the support terminal 100b, and the support terminal 100c, and the privilege standard information is recorded in the privilege standard information database 225. Further, the emission certificate management means 260 in the management server 200 issues the emission certificate to the emission certificate information database 226 based on the collected CO ₂ reduction amount. To be recorded.
(3) When a user purchases a product from a seller or provides a paid or free service, among the privilege standards issued by the privilege standard management means 250, the privilege standard data used for the purchase is It is read from the privilege standard information database 225 recorded in association with the user information. Then, points (P _a ′, P _b ′, P _c ′) redeemed based on a privilege exchange rate determined in advance for each seller are calculated, and the purchase price including the points is used for energy-saving products and paid Alternatively, the support terminal 100a, the support terminal 100b, and the support terminal 100c transmit data necessary for the remittance processing to the financial institution server 700 in order to pay the seller for the free service.
(4) In order for the seller to deliver the energy-saving product purchased by the user to the user, the seller prints a slip necessary for delivery based on the product name and the data of the delivery destination and delivers the product.
(5) In order to report the total of points collected by a seller from a plurality of users, the seller server 400 transmits data of the points to the management server 200.
(6) The management server 200 prints data necessary for the emission certificate as a CO ₂ reduction amount corresponding to the point and sends it to the seller.
(7) the seller, in order to pay corresponding to the emission credits securities CO ₂ reduction, the seller server 400, and transmits the data necessary for the management server 200, the payment processing to the management server 200 Do.

  Next, another embodiment showing the flow of privileges (points) among the support terminal 100, the management server 200, and the seller server 400 using the energy saving support system 10 according to the present invention will be described based on FIG. In the following, description will be given in order.

(1) The seller pays a sales promotion / privilege management fee to the management server 200.
(2) The reduction amount database 223 of the database 220 in the management server 200 stores CO ₂ reduction amount data ((CO ₂ ) _a , (CO ₂ ) _b , (CO ₂ ) _c ) are collected.
(3) The privilege standard management means 250 in the management server 200 provides the privilege criteria (P _a , P _b , P _c ) to each user according to the data size of the CO ₂ reduction amount of each user. Is issued in association with each user information of users corresponding to the support terminal 100a, the support terminal 100b, and the support terminal 100c, and the privilege standard information is recorded in the privilege standard information database 225.
(4) When a user purchases a product from a seller or provides a paid or free service, among the privilege standards issued by the privilege standard management means 250, the privilege standard data used for the purchase is It is read from the privilege standard information database 225 recorded in association with the user information. Then, after calculating the points (P _a ′, P _b ′, P _c ′) redeemed based on the privilege exchange rate predetermined for each seller, the user purchases the purchase price including the points. Are paid to the seller as consideration for the energy-saving product, the support terminal 100a, the support terminal 100b, and the support terminal 100c transmit data necessary for the remittance processing to the financial institution server 700.
(5) In order for the seller to deliver the energy-saving product purchased by the user to the user, the seller server 400 prints a slip required for delivery based on the product name and delivery destination data. Etc. and deliver.

(Use fee settlement)
The usage fee settlement process will be described.
The billing processing management unit 240 calculates a bill for a usage fee to the user based on the usage amounts of electricity, gas, and water used within a certain period.
The billing process management unit 240 reads data necessary for calculating the usage fee from the usage amount database 221. For example, the electricity / gas usage fee is calculated according to the usage amount after reading the usage amount data per month. In addition, the usage fee for water supply is calculated according to the usage amount after reading the usage fee data for February. The calculated electricity / gas / water information is recorded in the bill information database 224.

  The billing information on the electricity / gas / water usage charges recorded in the billing information database 224 is transmitted to the settlement management means 720 of the financial institution server 700. Then, the payment management means 720 receives the transmitted bill information. The settlement management means 720 makes an account inquiry to the account management means 710 in order to determine which account the received billing information relates to.

  If the usage fee, which is billing information, can be deducted from the corresponding account, the settlement management means 720 charges from the account for electronic payment of the user to the account for electronic settlement of each energy supplier. Based on the details of the gold information, payment is made electronically by performing a transfer process.

As described above, according to the present invention, after evaluating the reduction effect of CO ₂ emission in each household by region and organization supplying energy consumption, the CO ₂ emission is suppressed for each household. Incentives to encourage can be given.

It is an illustration figure which shows the energy saving support system in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows a support terminal, and a functional block diagram of the peripheral device connected to a support terminal. It is a functional block diagram which shows a management server. It is a functional block diagram which shows a certification authority server. It is a functional block diagram which shows a seller server. It is a functional block diagram which shows a monitor support server. It is a functional block diagram which shows a financial institution server. It is an illustration figure which shows the whole energy-saving support system in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which registers the user information at the time of using the energy saving support system of FIG. It is a flowchart which registers the seller information of the seller who participates in the energy saving support system of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process which calculates a baseline. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for changing user information registered in FIG. 9. It is a flowchart for providing the privilege standard which a user is provided in the energy saving support system of FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for performing emission purchase certificate purchase processing in the energy saving support system of FIG. 1. It is a flowchart which shows the process in a monitor and a support server in the energy saving support system of FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for processing a product purchase in the energy saving support system of FIG. 1. It is an illustration figure of the Example which shows the flow of the privilege (point) in the energy-saving support system concerning this invention, and an emission certificate. It is an illustration figure of the other Example which shows the flow of the privilege (point) in the energy-saving support system concerning this invention, and an emission certificate.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Energy saving support system 100 Support terminal 102 Display part 104 Information transmission part 106 Mail transmission / reception part 110 Measurement recording means 112 Display part 120 Electric meter 130 Gas meter 140 Water meter 150 Electric equipment A
152 Electrical equipment B
160 Human sensor A
162 Human sensor B
200 Management Server 210 CO ₂ Emissions Management Unit 212 Usage Data Receiving Unit 214 CO ₂ Conversion Unit 216 Reduction Amount Calculation Unit 220 Database Server 221 Usage Database 222 Baseline Database 223 Reduction Amount Database 224 Billing Information Database 225 Benefit Standard Information Database 226 Emission Rights Securities Information Database 227 User Management Database 228 Seller Management Database 230 Baseline Management Means 240 Claim Processing Management Means 250 Benefit Standard Management Means 260 Emission Rights Securities Management Means 262 Emission Rights Securities Issuer 264 Money Transfer Part 270 Use Manager management means 275 Seller management means 280 Mail server 290 WWW server 300 Certification authority server 310 Baseline calculation means 320 Baseline database 330 baseline data transmission means 400 seller server 410 redemption rate producing means 420 usable privilege calculation unit 500 monitor support server 510 database 600 energy supply company server 700 financial institution server 800 emission rights purchase server 900 network

Claims (14)

A management server for managing the energy consumption when urging to reduce energy consumption by energy consuming equipment in the organization to which the supportee belongs, and a support means installed in the organization to which the supportee belongs And an energy-saving support system that provides information according to the increase or decrease of the energy consumption from the management server to the supported means.
The supported means is
Comprising energy consumption data collecting means for collecting data on energy consumption measured in the tissue body from the supported means;
The management server
Energy consumption information recording means for recording the collected energy consumption information;
A baseline recording means for recording a baseline serving as a reference for calculating a CO ₂ reduction amount in the tissue;
An energy consumption reduction amount calculating means for calculating an energy consumption reduction amount from the recorded baseline and the recorded energy consumption information;
A CO ₂ conversion means for recording a calculation formula indicating a correspondence relationship between the amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming device and the amount of CO ₂ emission;
And CO ₂ reduction amount calculating means for calculating the reduction of CO ₂ on the basis of the recorded formulas from energy reduction amount the calculated,
Energy consumption information management means for managing the calculated energy consumption reduction amount, the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount, the baseline and the energy consumption amount for each organization to which the supportee belongs,
The CO ₂ reduction amount calculating means includes:
An energy saving support system comprising a privilege standard calculating means for calculating a privilege standard for calculating a privilege available for a person participating in the energy saving support system according to the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount. . The management server
The energy saving support system according to claim 1, further comprising: a baseline receiving unit that receives a baseline calculated in the certification authority server. The CO ₂ reduction amount calculating means includes:
The energy saving support according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising emission certificate issuing means for issuing emission certificate as a CO ₂ emission certificate that can be traded according to the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount. system. The management server has monitor support means,
The monitor support means includes
Human sensor information recording function for recording data measured by human sensors installed corresponding to the energy consuming equipment in synchronization with the recorded energy consumption information,
An analysis function for performing analysis from the data measured by the recorded human sensor and the recorded energy consumption information;
The energy saving support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an analysis result recording function for recording the analyzed analysis result information. The management server
5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a billing process management unit that manages and records billing price information billed to the supported unit based on the recorded energy consumption information. The energy-saving support system described. The management server
The information processing apparatus includes a notification unit configured to notify the supported unit of at least one of a privilege usable in the sales server, the recorded analysis result information, and the recorded billing price information. The energy saving support system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The supported means is
Display means for receiving and displaying at least one of the calculated energy consumption reduction amount, the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount, the baseline and the energy consumption amount managed by the energy consumption information management means; The energy-saving support system according to claim 1, further comprising: an energy-saving support system according to claim 1. A management server for managing the energy consumption when urging to reduce energy consumption by an energy consuming device in the organization to which the supportee belongs, and a support means installed in the organization to which the supportee belongs And an energy saving support method for providing information according to the increase / decrease in the energy consumption from the management server to the supported means.
The supported means is
Including a consumption energy data collection step for collecting data on energy consumption measured in the tissue body from the supported means;
The management server
Energy consumption information recording step for recording the collected energy consumption information;
A baseline recording step for recording a baseline serving as a reference for calculating a CO ₂ reduction amount in the tissue;
An energy consumption reduction amount calculating step of calculating an energy consumption reduction amount from the recorded baseline and the recorded energy consumption information;
A CO ₂ conversion step for recording a calculation formula showing the correspondence between the amount of energy consumed by the energy consuming device and the amount of CO ₂ emission;
And CO ₂ reduction amount calculating step of calculating a reduction of CO ₂ on the basis of the recorded formulas from energy reduction amount the calculated,
Energy consumption information management step for managing the calculated energy consumption reduction amount, the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount, the baseline and the energy consumption amount for each organization to which the supportee belongs,
The CO ₂ reduction amount calculating step includes:
An energy conservation support method comprising a privilege standard calculation step of calculating a privilege standard for calculating a privilege that can be used by a person participating in the energy conservation support system according to the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount. . The management server
The energy saving support method according to claim 8, further comprising a baseline receiving step of receiving a baseline calculated in the certification authority server. The CO ₂ reduction amount calculating step includes:
The energy saving support according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising an emission right certificate issuance step for issuing an emission right certificate as a CO ₂ emission right that can be traded according to the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount. Method. The management server has a monitor support step,
The monitor support step includes
Human sensor information recording step for recording data measured by a human sensor installed corresponding to the energy consuming device in synchronization with the recorded energy consumption information,
An analysis step of analyzing from the data measured by the recorded human sensor and the recorded energy consumption information;
The energy saving support method according to claim 8, further comprising an analysis result recording step of recording the analyzed analysis result information. The management server
12. The billing process management step of managing and recording billing price information billed to the supported means based on the recorded energy consumption information, according to any one of claims 8 to 11, The energy saving support method described. The management server
The information processing method includes a notification step of notifying the supported means of at least one of the benefits available in the sales server, the recorded analysis result information, and the recorded billing price information. The energy saving support method according to any one of claims 8 to 12. The supported means is
A display step of receiving and displaying at least one of the calculated energy consumption reduction amount, the calculated CO ₂ reduction amount, the baseline, and the energy consumption amount managed by the energy consumption information management means; The energy saving support method according to claim 8, comprising: an energy saving support method according to claim 8.

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