An energy storage system according to embodiments of the present invention may be configured in a demand response resource which is associated with a virtual power plant (VPP) system. The energy storage system may include: a power generation device for pro...

An electrical socket (9) and method, comprising: means (46) allowing a user to input load categorisation information (for example categorising the load as schedulable and/or interruptible) relating to a load plugged into the socket (9); and means for commu...

A broker module (6), and a method performed by the broker module (6), comprising: matching a desire of a first energy consuming entity (11, 12, 13,...100), e.g. a home, to export surplus electricity to an electrical supply grid (4) to a desire of a second ...

A power management system includes a plurality of electrical instruments and a power management apparatus. Each of the plurality of electrical instruments has at least one characteristic function and an arbitration function which is discriminated from the ...