A hardware, software and communications system to manage and control electricity generation, electricity transmission, electricity distribution, electricity flow, trade and consumption of electricity in an optimum way in order to allocate supplied energy into the grid and end consumers, namely, apparatus and instruments for conveying, switching, transforming, storing, regulating and controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transferring and reproducing data, sounds and images; cash registers; calculators; fire extinguishers; electrical components, namely, electronic current rectifiers, electrical controllers, electronic switch circuitry and switches for electric controllers; electrical equipment and instruments for controlling the supply of electricity and for speed regulating, namely, electronic switches and electronic switch circuitry, electric switches for incorporation into electric transformers, voltage regulators, electric current meters, voltmeters alarms and indicators all for use in indicating variations in the condition of electric circuits from pre-set conditions; electricity meters, heat meters, gas meters, water meters and flow meters; electronic controllers for meters; apparatus and computers for recording and transmitting energy consumption data for use in invoicing energy consumption and related services for power supply companies; downloadable and hardware embedded software and firmware for inputting, transmitting and using data in energy supply networks; downloadable software for compilation and saving of data for the management of energy and energy customers; downloadable software for the collection of data on energy, energy customers and the energy trade and market; downloadable software for the publication of reports on energy, for energy invoicing and tariff setting, for the calculation and breakdown of energy costs, for the calculation and breakdown of the taxes and administrative costs of the service provided to energy customers; apparatus, namely, computer hardware, electric sensors, communication systems comprising computer hardware and software for inputting, transferring and processing measurement values and data for use in controlling the operation of energy consuming equipment; electricity meters, heat meters for the measurement of thermal energy, gas meters, water meters, flow meters, return meters, all for the measurement of the return flow of energy and tariff meters for the measurement of energy consumption; electric controllers for electricity meters, heat meters, gas meters, water meters, flow meters, return meters, and tariff meters; databases, namely, computer hardware and software for organizing, memorizing and accessing data; computer hardware and warehouse software for storing data and for facilitating its recovery and archiving; computer memory, namely, hardware and software for data compilation and saving; remote controls and meter readers for the remote measuring and centralized remote control of telecommunications appliances and their component parts for use in invoicing and controlling energy, and for the transmission, processing and storage of data; computers; time switch clocks; electrical solid state and semiconductor components and microelectronic components, namely, magnetic field sensors and integrated circuits; printed circuit boards; electrical installation components, namely, electrical switches, electrical relays, transformers and switchboards; telephony apparatus, namely, pay telephones for use with code, coins and credit cards; magnetically-encoded key cards; optically-encoded key cards and chip cards, namely, blank electronic chip cards

Development of computer hardware and software; scientific measurement of energy consumption in buildings; scientific analysis of energy data; development, updating and maintenance of software for the management of energy and energy customers, energy invoicing and tariff setting, the calculation and breakdown of energy costs, and the compilation of data on energy, energy customers, the energy market and trade; planning and design of information technology systems, namely, drafting target specifications and technical reports related to computer hardware and software for data acquisition for management of energy and energy customers, the collection of data on energy, energy customers, the energy market and trading, and the calculation and breakdown of energy costs; drafting technical expert opinions concerning computer hardware and software for the collection of data on energy, energy customers, the energy market and energy trading; testing, analysis and evaluation of the goods of others for the purpose of certification, technical control, namely, technical testing and performance of technical or scientific tests by testing of equipment, apparatus and installations all concerning the collection of data in the fields of energy, energy customers, the energy market and trading, energy usage, energy invoicing and tariff setting, and the calculation and breakdown of energy costs; planning of infrastructure systems for sales points, namely, planning of building automation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, building telecommunications systems, and identification authorization and cash-free means of payment systems; calibration and testing of metering equipment