System, method, and apparatus for actively managing consumption of electric power supplied by one or more electric power grid operators

A method for power management in an electric power grid, comprising:

• providing at least one server processor and a multiplicity of client devices in IP-based communication with a multiplicity of power consuming devices in the electric power grid, wherein a power flow to the multiplicity of power consuming devices is enabled and disabled by the multiplicity of client devices;
• the at least one server processor receiving a power control command requiring a reduction in an amount of electric power consumed by the multiplicity of power consuming devices, and issuing a power control event message responsive to the power control command to the multiplicity of client devices;
• the at least one server processor selecting at least one of the multiplicity of client devices and issuing a power reduction message, wherein the power reduction message comprises at least one setting to be changed for at least one of the multiplicity of power consuming devices for a predetermined time;
• the at least one of the multiplicity of client devices disabling the power flow to the at least one of the multiplicity of power consuming devices based on the power reduction message;
• and
• a power savings application of the at least one server processor computing an amount of electric power saved during a power reduction event.