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Abstract

Disclosed is a system and method consisting of one or more networked modular sensors Nodes and a data processing/display system for use to monitor and control electrical appliance loads at a premises. Together, the modular sensor Nodes and the processing/display system to detect, process, manage and present both real-time and historic electrical energy usage data for the premises, thus allowing the intelligent management of energy usage by a user of the system through both manual and automated usage controls. The sensor Nodes are integrated into the standardized form-factor (i.e., the standard physical configuration) of components typical of household and commercial electrical interfaces, such as circuit breakers, wall outlets, light switches, plug ends, power strips, etc. The Nodes being configured in the standard form-factor of typical electrical interfaces found in a premises allows them to be substituted for the existing electrical interface and used with appliances or other load devices already existing or to be added at the premises, to be associated with the data processing, display and management system, and to be capable of communicating with each other.

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