System and method for monitoring and controlling energy usage

A system for monitoring and controlling power usage among a plurality of facilities, comprising:

• a device controller coupled between at least one power consuming device and a standard power distribution metering device at each facility, said device controller to control said at least one power consuming device;
• a power measurement device within each facility, to measure power consumption by power consuming devices within said facility;
• a communications network, in communication with said device controllers and said power measurement devices;
• a central location, in communication with said communications network, to remotely monitor power usage at each facility as measured by said power measurement device;
• wherein said central location communicates with said device controllers over said communications network in order to individually control said at least one power consuming device at each facility.

A system for controlling energy distribution to energy consumers comprising:

• a centralized data center;
• a plurality of device controllers in communication with said centralized data center, wherein said device controllers are deployed in electrical proximity to individual electrical loads and between said individual electrical loads and standard power distribution metering devices;
• a plurality of parameter measuring devices in communication with said centralized data center;
• wherein said centralized data center reads parameters from said parameter measuring devices, computes control signals according to efficient power control algorithms operating on said parameters and communicates said control signals to said device controllers.