Charge prioritization to manage peak loads

A method for charge prioritization to manage peak electrical load across multiple electric vehicle charging stations comprising:

• determining that a present load exceeds a predetermined peak load, the present load made up of the combined present loads of the multiple electric vehicle charging stations;
• generating a prioritization matrix for the multiple electric vehicle charging stations based upon individual characteristics of vehicles receiving a charge from the multiple electric vehicle charging stations;
• identifying at least two of the multiple electric vehicle charging stations for adjustment of an electrical load;
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• adjusting the electrical load of the at least two of the multiple electric vehicle charging stations according to the prioritization matrix to arrive at an adjusted load across the multiple electric vehicle charging stations, such that the adjusted load is less than the predetermined peak load.