At least one aspect of the invention is directed to a power monitoring system including a generator coupled to a fuel tank, a plurality of monitors, and a processor configured to monitor one or more loads drawing power from the generator; monitor one or more parameters that affect the amount of power drawn by the one or more loads; monitor a fuel consumption rate of the generator; generate one or more load profiles for each of the one or more loads; receive a set of the one or more loads for which a predicted time is to be generated; receive values for the one or more parameters; generate a predicted load profile for the set of the one or more loads and the values of the one or more parameters; receive information indicating an amount of remaining fuel; and calculate a predicted available run time.
Please help me write a proper abstract based on the patent claims. CLAIM: 1. A method of predicting available run time of a generator to power a facility, the method comprising: monitoring one or more loads drawing power from the generator; monitoring one or more parameters that affect the amount of power drawn by the one or more loads; monitoring a fuel consumption rate of the generator; generating one or more load profiles for each of the one or more loads, each load profile determining power drawn by a corresponding load over a period of time for a set of values of the one or more parameters; determining a set of the one or more loads for which a predicted time is to be generated; receiving values for the one or more parameters; generating a predicted load profile for the set of the one or more loads and the values of the one or more parameters; receiving information indicating an amount of remaining fuel; and calculating, on a computer system, a predicted available run time based on the power drawn by the predicted load profile, the fuel consumption rate of the generator, and the amount of remaining fuel. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a first group of the one or more loads as critical loads and a second group of the one or more loads is identified as non-critical, and wherein the set of the one or more loads includes at least the first group of the one or more loads. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a first group of the one or more loads as delayable loads and a second group of the one or more loads is identified as non-delayable loads, and wherein the set of the one or more loads includes at least the second group of the one or more loads. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the received values for the one or more parameters include predicted values for the one or more parameters. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a plurality of sets of the one or more loads for which a predicted time is to be generated. 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising: receiving a length of time; and providing one or more of the plurality of sets of the one or more loads for which the predicted time is longer than the length of time. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the loads comprise a priority ranking, and the one or more provided sets comprises an optimized number of powered loads based on the priority ranking. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the generator is a generator system comprising a plurality of generators coupled to a plurality of fuel tanks, the method further comprising: determining one or more sets of the plurality of generators to power the loads; and calculating the predicted available run time for each of the one or more sets of the plurality of generators. 9. A power monitoring system for a facility, comprising: a generator coupled to a fuel tank; a plurality of monitors configured to monitor power drawn by loads in the facility from the generator; a processor configured to be coupled to the plurality of monitors and configured to: monitor one or more loads drawing power from the generator; monitor one or more parameters that affect the amount of power drawn by the one or more loads; monitor a fuel consumption rate of the generator; generate one or more load profiles for each of the one or more loads, each load profile determining power drawn by a corresponding load over a period of time for a set of values of the one or more parameters; receive a set of the one or more loads for which a predicted time is to be generated; receive values for the one or more parameters; generate a predicted load profile for the set of the one or more loads and the values of the one or more parameters; receive information indicating an amount of remaining fuel; and calculate a predicted available run time based on the power drawn by the predicted load profile, the fuel consumption rate of the generator, and the amount of remaining fuel. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to identify a first group of the one or more loads as critical loads and a second group of the one or more loads is identified as non-critical, and wherein the set of the one or more loads includes at least the first group of the one or more loads. 11. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to identify a first group of the one or more loads as delayable loads and a second group of the one or more loads is identified as non-delayable loads, and wherein the set of the one or more loads includes at least the second group of the one or more loads. 12. The system of claim 9, wherein the received values for the one or more parameters include predicted values for the one or more parameters. 13. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to determine a plurality of sets of the one or more loads for which a predicted time is to be generated. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to: receive a length of time; and provide one or more of the plurality of sets of the one or more loads for which the predicted time is longer than the length of time. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the loads comprise a priority ranking, and the one or more provided sets comprises an optimized number of powered loads based on the priority ranking. 16. The system of claim 9, wherein the generator is a generator system comprising a plurality of generators coupled to a plurality of fuel tanks, and wherein the processor is further configured to: determine one or more sets of the plurality of generators to power the loads; and calculate the predicted available run time for each of the one or more sets of the plurality of generators. 17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instruction for predicting available run time for a generator including instructions that will cause at least one processor to: monitor one or more loads drawing power from the generator; monitor one or more parameters that affect the amount of power drawn by the one or more loads; monitor a fuel consumption rate of the generator; generate one or more load profiles for each of the one or more loads, each load profile determining power drawn by a corresponding load over a period of time for a set of values of the one or more parameters; determine a set of the one or more loads for which a predicted time is to be generated; receive values for the one or more parameters; generate a predicted load profile for the set of the one or more loads and the values of the one or more parameters; receive information indicating an amount of remaining fuel; and calculate, on a computer system, a predicted available run time based on the power drawn by the predicted load profile, the fuel consumption rate of the generator, and the amount of remaining fuel. 18. The medium of claim 17, wherein the processor is further instructed to: receive a length of time; determine a plurality of sets of the one or more loads for which a predicted time is to be generated; and provide one or more of the plurality of sets of the one or more loads for which the predicted time is longer than the length of time. 19. The medium of claim 17, wherein the loads comprise a priority ranking, and the one or more provided sets comprises an optimized number of powered loads based on the priority ranking. 20. The medium of claim 17, wherein the generator is a generator system comprising a plurality of generators coupled to a plurality of fuel tanks, and wherein the processor is further instructed to: determine one or more sets of the plurality of generators to power the loads; and calculate the predicted available run time for each of the one or more sets of the plurality of generators.