ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,586,137, issued on March 24, was assigned to CLEAN POWER RESEARCH LLC (Napa, Calif.).

"System and method for seasonal energy consumption determination using verified energy loads with the aid of a digital computer" was invented by Thomas E. Hoff (Napa, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for seasonal energy consumption determination using verified energy loads with the aid of a digital computer are provided. A digital computer is operated, including: obtaining energy loads for a building measured over a seasonal time period; obtaining outdoor temperatures for the building as measured over the seasonal time period; ...