Demand-side power distribution management for a plurality of transport climate control systems

An electrically powered climate control unit (CCU) comprising:

• a climate control circuit configured to provide climate control within a climate controlled space while in transit;
• a controller that controls operation of the electrically powered CCU and senses when the electrically powered CCU is connected to a power source;
• a wireless communicator that includes short distance wireless peer to peer communication for short distance peer to peer communication, wherein the wireless communicator is configured to detect one or more additional electrically powered CCUs in a vicinity of the electrically powered CCU and is configured to establish a communication link with the one or more additional electrically powered CCUs;
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• a rechargeable energy storage configured to be charged by a power source and provides energy to the electrically powered CCU while in transit;
• wherein the electrically powered CCU is configured to be used with at least one of a vehicle, a trailer, and a transportation container,
• wherein the controller is configured to generate a pending power request to demand power from the power source to the electrically powered CCU when wireless communicator detects the one or more additional electrically powered CCUs in the vicinity of the electrically powered CCU,
• wherein the wireless communicator is configured to transmit the pending power request to the one or more additional electrically powered CCUs,
• wherein the wireless communicator is configured to monitor for one or more additional pending power requests from the one or more additional electrically powered CCUs, and
• wherein the controller is configured to monitor a position of the electrically powered CCU within a power request queue for obtaining power from the power source amongst the electrically powered CCU and the one or more additional electrically powered CCUs and is configured to demand power from the power source when the position of the electrically powered CCU within the power request queue is high enough to demand power from the power source.