Method and system for measurement and control of individual circuits

A power consumption management system comprising:

• at least one power appliance operatively connected to a communications network and to a power grid operatively connected to a power source, each of the at least one power appliances being further operatively connected to at least one electrical circuit,
• wherein the at least one power appliance is configured to receive power from the power grid and distribute the power to the at least one electrical circuit,
• wherein the at least one power appliance is further configured to measure power consumption on the at least one electrical circuit and to transmit data relating to power consumption on the at least one electrical circuit over the communications network
• wherein the at least one power appliance is further configured to increase or decrease power supplied to the at least one electrical circuit in response to power consumption commands received over the communications network;
• and
• a power appliance control point operatively connected to the network,
• wherein the power appliance control point is configured to receive the data relating to power consumption on the at least one electrical circuit transmitted over the network by the at least one power appliance,
• wherein the power appliance control point is further configured to transmit power consumption commands over the network to the at least one power appliance to increase or decrease power supplied to the at least one electrical circuit.