Managing devices within micro-grids

A system comprising:

• a CPU, a computer readable memory and a computer readable storage media;
• program instructions to receive information regarding one or more power consuming devices;
• program instructions to receive criticality levels for each of the power consuming devices as obtained from a universal appliance service (UAS) system in direct communication with an energy management (EM) system;
• program instructions to receive power supply information regarding one or more power supply devices;
• program instructions to determine that power is available from the power supply devices to operate a selected one or more of the power consuming devices;
• and
• program instructions to place a request for power of a non-critical power consuming device of the one or more power consuming devices into a queue for a delayed operating time when there is not enough power to operate both a critical power consuming device and the non-critical power consuming device;
• wherein each of the program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by the CPU via the computer readable memory,
• wherein the UAS system determines the criticality levels of the power consuming devices based on the power consuming devices' location in comparison to remaining power consuming devices,
• the information of the one or more power supply devices includes identification that each of the one or more power supply devices is the critical power consuming device or the non-critical power consuming device,
• the critical power consuming device is a device structured to provide one of heat, cooling, lighting, and pumping in a catastrophic event comprising at least one of a hurricane, an earthquake, and a terrorist attack, and
• the UAS system changes a criticality of each of the one or more power supply devices from the non-critical power consuming device to the critical power consuming device based on the catastrophic event.

A computer program product comprising a computer usage storage device having readable computer code embodied in the storage device, the computer program product includes at least one component to:

• receive power consumption information for a power consuming device from a third party;
• receive, from an energy management (EM) system, a location, an identifier, and a device type for the power consuming device;
• determine electrical characteristics of the power consuming device based on the power consumption information, and the identifier and the device type received from the EM system;
• determine criticality of the power consuming device based on the power consumption information and the location of the power consuming device in comparison to remaining power consuming devices, the identifier, and the device type received from the EM system;
• and
• send the criticality of the power consuming device to the EM system,
• wherein the power consuming information of the power consuming device includes identification that the power consuming device is a critical power consuming device or a non-critical power consuming device,
• the critical power consuming device is a device structured to provide one of heat, cooling, lighting, and pumping in a catastrophic event comprising at least one of a hurricane, an earthquake, and a terrorist attack, and
• the EM system changes the criticality of the power consuming device from the non-critical power consuming device to the critical power consuming device based on the catastrophic event.