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A system for managing energy consumption by equipment located at a site. The system includes a database including information relating to pieces of energy consuming equipment located at a site. A server is programmed to calculate an expected energy consumption profile and to notify a user if an actu

A system for managing energy consumption by equipment located at a site. The system includes a database including information relating to pieces of energy consuming equipment located at a site. A server is programmed to calculate an expected energy consumption profile and to notify a user if an actual energy consumption exceeds the expected energy consumption.

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We claim: 1. A system for managing energy consumption by equipment at a site, the system comprising: a first database including a plurality of characteristics relating to a piece of energy consuming equipment located at the site; a second database including a plurality of service technicians; and

We claim: 1. A system for managing energy consumption by equipment at a site, the system comprising: a first database including a plurality of characteristics relating to a piece of energy consuming equipment located at the site; a second database including a plurality of service technicians; and a server including software for determining an expected energy consumption profile, based on the plurality of characteristics relating to the equipment and the site environment; wherein the server generates an alert, if an actual energy consumption exceeds the expected energy consumption, and further wherein the server includes total cost software for calculating a total cost of a selected piece of equipment, based on a purchase cost, a repair cost, and an energy consumption cost. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein the server further compares the actual energy consumption to refrigerant loss data. 3. The system of claim 1 wherein the server generates a work order including the plurality of characteristics relating to the piece of energy consuming equipment. 4. A network-based system for managing energy consumption by equipment at a site, the system comprising: a first database including a plurality of characteristics relating to a piece of energy consuming equipment located at the site; a second database including a plurality of service technicians; and a server including software for determining an expected energy consumption profile, based on the plurality of characteristics relating to the equipment and the site environment; wherein the server generates a service request, if an actual energy consumption exceeds the expected energy consumption, and further wherein the server includes total cost software for calculating a total cost of a selected piece of equipment, based on a purchase cost, a repair cost, and an energy consumption cost. 5. A method of managing energy consumption by equipment located at a site, the method comprising: collecting a set of information relating to a plurality of pieces of energy consuming equipment located at the site calculating an expected energy usage profile for the site, based on the information; collecting actual energy consumption data on a periodic basis; comparing the actual energy consumption data to the expected energy usage profile; and triggering an alarm when the actual energy consumption data exceeds the energy usage profile; and calculating a total cost of a selected piece of equipment, based on a purchase cost, a repair cost, and an energy consumption cost.