Demand regulating system, demand regulating apparatus, and consumption device management apparatus

A demand regulating apparatus, comprising:

• a storage unit that stores priority information indicating a priority of each of a plurality of consumption devices that consume a resource supplied from a supply facility;
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• an operation unit that receives measurement information indicating a measurement result for consumption of the resource by the plurality of consumption devices, calculating a regulating quantity of demand for the resource on the basis of the measurement information, selecting from among the plurality of consumption devices, on the basis of the priority information and the regulating quantity, a plurality of control-target devices, which are targeted for demand regulating control reducing consumption of the resource, transmitting a first control instruction instructing the demand regulating control to demand side equipment that includes the plurality of control-target devices, and storing results information indicating the first control instruction in the storage unit,
• wherein the operation unit, upon receiving from the demand side equipment first request information requesting a change of the priority of each of the plurality of control-target devices, specifies the plurality of control-target devices on the basis of the results information and the first request information, and changes the priority of each of the plurality of control-target devices in the priority information.

A consumption device management apparatus comprising:

• a control unit that stores priority information indicating a priority of each of a plurality of consumption devices that consume a resource supplied from a supply facility, receiving measurement information indicating a measurement result for consumption of the resource by the plurality of consumption devices, calculating a regulating quantity of demand for the resource on the basis of the measurement information, selecting from among the plurality of consumption devices, on the basis of the priority information and the regulating quantity, a plurality of control-target devices, which are targeted for demand regulating control reducing consumption of the resource, transmitting a first control instruction instructing the demand regulating control to demand side equipment that includes the plurality of control-target devices, receiving the first control instruction from an operation apparatus that stores results information indicating the first control instruction, and executing the demand regulating control for the plurality of control-target devices on the basis of the first control instruction;
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• an input unit that receives a first operation by a consumer, and transmitting first request information requesting a change in the priorities of the plurality of control-target devices, to the operation apparatus in accordance with the first operation,
• wherein the operation apparatus, upon receiving the first request information, specifies the plurality of control-target devices on the basis of the results information and the first request information, and changes the priorities of the plurality of control-target devices in the priority information.