A system for managing consumption of an electrical resource, the system including: an electrical meter configured for receiving electricity from an electrical utility provider and providing at least a portion of the received electricity to a load device, wherein a load managing device is configured for adjusting an electrical consumption of the load device, and a demand management module included in the electrical meter, the demand management module having a processor programmed with code instructions configured to perform operations comprising: receiving, from the electrical utility provider, information describing a provider demand interval associated with the electrical utility provider; based on the received information, modifying a local demand interval that is locally stored, such that the local demand interval has a local duration and a local start time based on the provider demand interval; determining that the portion of the received energy is received during the local demand interval; determining a forecasted consumption of the load device based on the portion of the received energy received during the local demand interval and on a quantity of time remaining in the local duration of the local demand interval; based on a comparison of the forecasted consumption to a demand threshold associated with the local demand interval, determining that the forecasted consumption exceeds the demand threshold; and responsive to determining that the forecasted consumption exceeds the demand threshold, providing command data to the load managing device, wherein the load managing device adjusts the electrical consumption of the load device based on the command data. an electrical meter configured for receiving electricity from an electrical utility provider and providing at least a portion of the received electricity to a load device, wherein a load managing device is configured for adjusting an electrical consumption of the load device, and a demand management module included in the electrical meter, the demand management module having a processor programmed with code instructions configured to perform operations comprising: receiving, from the electrical utility provider, information describing a provider demand interval associated with the electrical utility provider; based on the received information, modifying a local demand interval that is locally stored, such that the local demand interval has a local duration and a local start time based on the provider demand interval; determining that the portion of the received energy is received during the local demand interval; determining a forecasted consumption of the load device based on the portion of the received energy received during the local demand interval and on a quantity of time remaining in the local duration of the local demand interval; based on a comparison of the forecasted consumption to a demand threshold associated with the local demand interval, determining that the forecasted consumption exceeds the demand threshold; and responsive to determining that the forecasted consumption exceeds the demand threshold, providing command data to the load managing device, wherein the load managing device adjusts the electrical consumption of the load device based on the command data. receiving, from the electrical utility provider, information describing a provider demand interval associated with the electrical utility provider; based on the received information, modifying a local demand interval that is locally stored, such that the local demand interval has a local duration and a local start time based on the provider demand interval; determining that the portion of the received energy is received during the local demand interval; determining a forecasted consumption of the load device based on the portion of the received energy received during the local demand interval and on a quantity of time remaining in the local duration of the local demand interval; based on a comparison of the forecasted consumption to a demand threshold associated with the local demand interval, determining that the forecasted consumption exceeds the demand threshold; and responsive to determining that the forecasted consumption exceeds the demand threshold, providing command data to the load managing device, wherein the load managing device adjusts the electrical consumption of the load device based on the command data.