Control of electrical power usage

A system for controlling electrical power usage, the system comprising:

• at least one power consuming device connected—via a telecommunications network—to at least one electrical power component;
• an electrical power transmission component is-configured to transmit electrical power between the at least one electrical power generating and/or storing component and the at least one power consuming device;
• the at least one electrical power component, wherein the at least one electrical power component is associated with an expected electrical power supply profile and a current electrical power supply profile;
• an electrical power management entity is coupled—via the telecommunications network—to the at least one power consuming device;
• and
• the telecommunications network, wherein the telecommunications network is a mobile communication network;
• wherein the electrical power management entity is configured to obtain electrical power request information and electrical power consumption profile information, wherein the electrical power request information is related to both a user interaction and the at least one power consuming device, and wherein the electrical power consumption profile information is related to the at least one power consuming device;
• wherein the electrical power management entity is further configured to transmit a first electrical power control information to the at least one power consuming device based on the obtained electrical power consumption profile information and the obtained electrical power request information to control consumption of electrical power by the at least one power consuming device so as to balance a current aggregate supply and demand of electrical power and to minimize volatility.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon for controlling electrical power usage by at least one power consuming device connected—via a telecommunications network—to at least one electrical power component, wherein an electrical power transmission component is configured to transmit electrical power between the at least one electrical power component and the at least one power consuming device, wherein the at least one electrical power component is associated with an expected electrical power supply profile and a current electrical power supply profile, and wherein an electrical power management entity is coupled—via the telecommunications network—to the at least one power consuming device, wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed, facilitate performance of the following:

• obtaining, by the electrical power management entity, electrical power request information, wherein the electrical power request information is related to both a user interaction and the at least one power consuming device;
• obtaining, by the electrical power management entity, electrical power consumption profile information, wherein the electrical power consumption profile information is related to the at least one power consuming device;
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• transmitting, by the electrical power management entity, electrical power control information to the at least one power consuming device based on the obtained electrical power consumption profile information and the obtained electrical power request information to control consumption of electrical power by the at least one power consuming device so as to balance a current aggregate supply and demand of electrical power and to minimize volatility.