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Title:
BIDDING FOR ENERGY SUPPLY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1998038844
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An auction service is provided that stimulates competition between energy suppliers (i.e., electric power or natural gas). A bidding moderator (Moderator) receives bids from the competing suppliers of the rate each is willing to charge to particular end users for estimated quantities of electric power or gas supply (separate auctions). Each supplier receives competing bids from the Moderator and has the opportunity to adjust its own bids down or up, depending on whether it wants to encourage or discourage additional energy delivery commitments in a particular geographic area or to a particular customer group. Each supplier's bids can also be changed to reflect each supplier's capacity utilization. Appropriate billing arrangements are also disclosed.

Inventors:
JOHNSON JACK J
COYLE WILLIAM F
Application Number:
PCT/US1998/002910
Publication Date:
December 03, 1998
Filing Date:
February 24, 1998
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Assignee:
SUMMIT TELECOM SYSTEMS INC (US)
International Classes:
G06Q10/04; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/08; G06Q50/06; G07F15/00
Foreign References:
US5794212A1998-08-11
US5606602A1997-02-25
US5627759A1997-05-06
US5748104A1998-05-05
US5375055A1994-12-20
US5508913A1996-04-16
US5168446A1992-12-01
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