The notions of a collaborative virtual power plant ecosystem (CVPP-E) and cognitive household digital twin (CHDT) have been proposed as contributions to the efficient organization management households within renewable energy communities (RECs). CHDTs can be modeled software agents that are designed possess some capabilities, enabling them make autonomous decisions on behalf their human owners ...

Close to 40% of the primary energy consumption in the U.S. comes from commercial and residential buildings [1]. Therefore, reducing this energy consumption is very important, both economically, and environmentally (due to the amount of CO2 emitted in the process of generating the electricity). Predicting the energy consumption of buildings (energy modeling) is a key component in reducing the bu...