Power management of resources

A power and energy management (PEM) method for managing power consumed by a plurality of power devices on a network, the PEM method comprising:

• a first network monitoring step (S1) to determine whether power and energy management is required based on the power available on the network and the power consumption of the power devices on the network;
• a status monitor step (S2) to determine the operating status of each of the power devices on the network;
• a step (S4) of determining a coordination strategy for operating the power devices on the network in response to a determination in the first network monitoring step that power energy management is required;
• a step (S5) of determining a coordination strategy for recharging of any storage devices on the network in response to a determination in the first network monitoring step that power energy management is not required;
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• controlling (S6) devices on the network to operate at a power consumption level and/or to recharge based on the above steps.