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Application US20160350778
Published 2016-12-01
Online Solar Marketplace Providing Carbon Reduction Incentives And Tracking
Computer-implemented systems and methods are disclosed for facilitating generation of carbon credits to offset greenhouse gas emissions. In an embodiment, carbon emissions reduction targets for a defined time period are first received from a sponsor. A campaign is initiated for the sponsor that includes a sponsor promotion and targets selected properties and/or regions. One or more broad market simulations are then run on the targeted properties or regions to estimate an average solar energy production per property. The promotion is adjusted for each targeted property based on the property's estimated energy production compared to the average solar energy production across the targeted properties. Installation of solar energy systems on one or more of the targeted properties is then facilitated through the sponsor's campaign and promotion, and carbon credits may be provided to the sponsor that correspond to energy produced by the installed solar energy systems.
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- 1. A system for facilitating generation of carbon credits to offset greenhouse gas emissions, comprising:
one or more computing devices; a marketplace repository storing simulated and actual solar energy production for a plurality of properties; an incentives module, implemented on the one or more computing devices, configured to:
receive one or more carbon emissions reduction targets from a sponsor for a defined time period;
initiate a campaign for the sponsor including a sponsor promotion and a plurality of targeted properties or regions;
adjust the promotion for each targeted property based on estimated energy production for the property compared to an average solar energy production per targeted property;
a simulation module, implemented on the one or more computing devices, configured to run one or more broad market simulations on the targeted properties or regions to estimate the average solar energy production per targeted property; a pricing module, implemented on the one or more computing devices, configured to facilitate installation of solar energy systems on one or more of the targeted properties; a monitoring module, implemented on the one or more computing devices, configured to monitor the solar energy production of each installed solar energy system, wherein the incentives module is further configured to provide carbon credits to the sponsor that correspond to the amount of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) reduction attributed to each installed solar energy system.
- 8. A computer-implemented method for facilitating generation of carbon credits to offset greenhouse gas emissions, comprising:
receiving one or more carbon emissions reduction targets from a sponsor for a defined time period; initiating a campaign for the sponsor including a sponsor promotion and a plurality of targeted properties or regions; running one or more broad market simulations on the plurality of targeted properties or regions to estimate an average solar energy production per property; adjusting the promotion for each targeted property based on the property's estimated energy production compared to the average solar energy production; facilitating installation of solar energy systems on one or more of the targeted properties; monitoring the solar energy production of each installed solar energy system; and providing carbon credits to the sponsor that correspond to the amount of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) reduction attributed to each installed solar energy system.
- 15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:
receiving one or more carbon emissions reduction targets from a sponsor for a defined time period; initiating a campaign for the sponsor including a sponsor promotion and a plurality of targeted properties or regions; running one or more broad market simulations on the plurality of targeted properties or regions to estimate an average solar energy production per property; adjusting the promotion for each targeted property based on the property's estimated energy production compared to the average solar energy production; facilitating installation of solar energy systems on one or more of the targeted properties; monitoring the solar energy production of each installed solar energy system; and providing carbon credits to the sponsor that correspond to the amount of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) reduction attributed to each installed solar energy system.
