CONSUMER ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONSUMER ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD

摘要

The purpose of the present invention is to adjust, when power that can be used by a consumer is to be inhibited, the operating states of appliances of the consumer such as to satisfy the demands of the consumer. A consumer energy management system is provided with: an information obtaining unit (S10) that obtains operation demand information that indicates a demand related to the operating states of at least one appliance for each prescribed period of time, and appliance power characteristic information that indicates information related to power consumption or power generation by the appliance; an appliance operation pattern candidate preparation unit (S20) that prepares a plurality of candidates for an appliance operation pattern that indicates the operating states of the appliance for each of the prescribed periods of time; and an evaluation unit (S30) that evaluates the plurality of candidates for an appliance operation pattern on the basis of the operation demand information and the appliance power characteristic information.