| 摘要 |
<p>A cooperative environmental and life benefit exchange system (400) is presented. The system (400) includes a grid (40) for transmitting available electrical energy (E'), a plurality of rate payers (420) using energy (E') generated from renewable energy sources (120, 162), a plurality of utility companies (430) providing the grid, a plurality of credits (410) redeemable for acquiring one or more of a plurality of life benefits (600), and an administrator (450) overseeing a redemption process (480). In one embodiment, credits (410) are accumulated by the rate payers (420) based on either a predetermined amount of electrical energy purchased from or sold back to the grid. In the redemption process (480) the credits accumulated (512) by the rate payers (420) are redeemed at a redemption rate (484) to provide a redemption value (512). The redemption value (512) is remitted by the rate payers (420) to satisfy benefit cost for acquiring the life benefits (600), or portions thereof.</p> |
