Proposed System: EMPIRE

• Empowering People in Reducing Energy Consumption

• A meta-design environment in which users can create simulations and visualizations of their own (and others) energy consumption

• Simulation consists of device-agents; their energy profile can be based on smart meter readings or manually entered specs; every agent has an associated schedule with the option to use default schedules or create custom ones (e.g. use TV for two hours in the morning, two hours at night, standby all other times)