An automation component for an industrial automation arrangement, the automation component being configured to control at least one system part, process or subprocess of the industrial automation arrangement, at least two different operating states being alternately settable for the at least one system part, process or subprocess, and the operating states differing with respect to power consumption of the system part, process or subprocess,
- wherein the automation component is configured to receive from a communication means of the industrial automation arrangement requests to change over to one of the at least two different operational states;
- wherein the automation component is configured to output acknowledgement messages in response to the received requests;
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- wherein the automation component is configured to output status messages relating to an activated operational state of the at least one system part, process or subprocess.