Electricity provider content platform

Abstract

A system for providing access to a content platform of an electricity provider comprises an interface and one or more processors communicably coupled to the interface. The interface is operable to receive a request to access content from a content platform of an electricity provider from a communication device and receive a proposed change in electricity consumption of an appliance from the communication device. The one or more processors are operable to determine a predicted change in electricity charges based on the proposed change. The interface is further operable to communicate the predicted change in electricity charges to the communication device.

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