Method for operating a plurality of devices having electrical consumers or gas consumers, and system having a plurality of such devices

A system comprising:

• at least one allocation module, wherein the allocation module comprises software;
• a plurality of devices, wherein each of the devices comprises:
• a consumer of electricity;
• and
• a local controller connected to the consumer and controlling operation of the consumer;
• and
• at least one bi-directional communication link between the local controller of each of the plurality of devices and the at least one allocation module, wherein each local controller of the plurality of devices communicates a status of the consumer that the local controller is controlling and the at least one allocation module communicates a change in the operation of said consumer, whereby the local controller connected to said consumer executes the change in operation of said consumer;
• wherein the devices are networked and configured to automatically generate proposals for an altered sequence planning in order to enable peak electricity values that are as low as possible,
• wherein the allocation module is configured to override a predefined maximum power value and wherein the peak electricity value then resulting for electrical power is stored and used as a new maximum power value in a further sequence for a current accounting period,
• wherein different processes are allocated to one of several categories of priority,
• wherein, when there are so many pending cooking processes within the same category of priority that the predefined maximum power value would be exceeded with them, a next target completion time is used for prioritization.