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Please predict whether this patent is acceptable.PATENT ABSTRACT: The present invention includes methods for determining a predicted building heating or cooling load for a future time using historical data points recorded in situ to build analytical models that use predictions of environmental conditions to provide building administrators and systems with an automated prediction of building load over a period of time. In one embodiment, the present invention allows for the automatic creation of a plan of the day by dynamically providing local building systems with a prediction of load from moment to moment that can then be used to make maximally efficient HVAC equipment operation choices. Additionally, this invention provides a method to predict and model building energy usage using a K-nearest neighbors analytical model or a linear regression model.