A distribution, collection and charging machine deployment for distribution, collection and charging of portable electrical energy storage devices, the distribution, collection and charging machine deployment comprising: a master distribution, collection and charging machine for distribution, collection and charging of portable electrical energy storage devices including: a number of receivers each sized and dimensioned to removably receive respective portable electrical energy storage devices, a control subsystem including at least one controller that identifies a first number of portable electrical energy storage devices currently removably located at the master distribution, collection and charging machine to be charged, and a charging subsystem responsive to the at least one controller to charge the first number of portable electrical energy storage devices; a slave distribution, collection and charging machine for distribution, collection and charging of portable electrical energy storage devices communicably coupled to the master distribution, collection and charging machine, the slave distribution, collection and charging machine including: a network interface device to communicably couple the slave distribution, collection and charging machine to the master distribution, collection and charging machine via at least one of a wired network connection or a wireless network connection; and a number of receivers each sized and dimensioned to removably receive respective portable electrical energy storage devices, each of the number of receivers communicably coupled to the control subsystem; wherein each of the number of receivers in the slave collection, charging, and distribution machine is individually addressable by the control subsystem via the network interface device; wherein the control subsystem is configured to autonomously detect the wired network connection or the wireless network connection of the slave distribution, collection and charging machine; and, responsive to the autonomous detection, the control subsystem is configured to assign addressing and communication protocol information to the slave distribution, collection and charging machine; wherein the control subsystem is configured to monitor and report information indicative of the collection, charging, and distribution of portable electrical power storage devices removably received in the receivers associated with the slave collection, charging, and distribution machine. a master distribution, collection and charging machine for distribution, collection and charging of portable electrical energy storage devices including: a number of receivers each sized and dimensioned to removably receive respective portable electrical energy storage devices, a control subsystem including at least one controller that identifies a first number of portable electrical energy storage devices currently removably located at the master distribution, collection and charging machine to be charged, and a charging subsystem responsive to the at least one controller to charge the first number of portable electrical energy storage devices; a number of receivers each sized and dimensioned to removably receive respective portable electrical energy storage devices, a control subsystem including at least one controller that identifies a first number of portable electrical energy storage devices currently removably located at the master distribution, collection and charging machine to be charged, and a charging subsystem responsive to the at least one controller to charge the first number of portable electrical energy storage devices; a slave distribution, collection and charging machine for distribution, collection and charging of portable electrical energy storage devices communicably coupled to the master distribution, collection and charging machine, the slave distribution, collection and charging machine including: a network interface device to communicably couple the slave distribution, collection and charging machine to the master distribution, collection and charging machine via at least one of a wired network connection or a wireless network connection; and a number of receivers each sized and dimensioned to removably receive respective portable electrical energy storage devices, each of the number of receivers communicably coupled to the control subsystem; wherein each of the number of receivers in the slave collection, charging, and distribution machine is individually addressable by the control subsystem via the network interface device; wherein the control subsystem is configured to autonomously detect the wired network connection or the wireless network connection of the slave distribution, collection and charging machine; and, responsive to the autonomous detection, the control subsystem is configured to assign addressing and communication protocol information to the slave distribution, collection and charging machine; wherein the control subsystem is configured to monitor and report information indicative of the collection, charging, and distribution of portable electrical power storage devices removably received in the receivers associated with the slave collection, charging, and distribution machine.