Control device and control method

A control device that controls an amount of power demand of power supplied from an external power source to a battery of a vehicle in response to a request for demand response (DR), the control device comprising:

• a calculation unit configured to
• calculate a baseline indicating a predicted value of an amount of power demand expected in a case where DR is not implemented, on the basis of performance data indicating a past amount of power demand,
• calculate a target total power at the time of securing, which indicates a maximum amount of power to be secured based on the baseline, on the basis of contracted power determined in accordance with a DR bidding result, and
• calculate a planned total power, which indicates a predicted value of an amount of power demand expected in a case where DR is not implemented, on the basis of a charging plan for the vehicle;
• and
• a resource securing unit configured to secure a first resource, which is an amount of power from the planned total power to the baseline, and a second resource, which is an amount of power from the planned total power to the target total power at the time of securing.