System for controlling electrically-powered devices in an integrated wireless network

A device located at each of a plurality of customer premises in an electrical power distribution system for controlling an electrically-powered device at the customer premise, comprising:

• a first transceiver at the customer premise and coupled to a meter, further having an identifier storable in a memory coupled to the first transceiver, the first transceiver being configured to wirelessly communicate bidirectionally according to the identifier with a remote control center via one or more additional wireless bidirectional transceivers that receive communications from the first transceiver and retransmit the communications, at least one of the one or more additional wireless bidirectional transceivers being a site controller;
• a processor coupled to the first transceiver and to a switch, the switch further coupled to an electrically-powered device of a plurality of electrically powered devices and operable to control the operation of the electrically-powered device from at least a state of powered on to a state of powered off when the processor receives a signal associated with reducing electricity consumption at the customer premise;
• and
• a notification device coupled to the processor and operable to provide information corresponding to electricity consumption for the customer premise,
• wherein the provided information is utilized, by a management controller, to determine, based on a specified demand change, which of the plurality of electrically powered devices to shut-off, and
• wherein the controller is configured to receive a signal from the management controller specifically indicating which of the plurality of electrically powered devices to shut-off,
• wherein the first transceiver is further configured to monitor return signals from the meter to detect an amount by which actual demand has changed and wherein the detected demand change is added to demand changes from other transceivers to determine an aggregate demand change such that a difference between the aggregate demand change and a specified demand change is compared with a predetermined threshold.