Systems and methods are disclosed for using 802.11 based wireless protocols in various energy management applications wherein a host controller uses various types of communication networks to distribute information to an on-premise processor that in turn uses 802.11 based wireless protocols to communicate...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7765035?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7765035 - Systems and methods for remote power management using 802.11 wireless protocols