An electrical power generation system, comprising: - a first renewable power generator configured to generate a first AC voltage, the first renewable power generator having a first controller configured to generate a first message having at least a first parameter value associated with the first renewable power generator, wherein the first parameter value comprises a first predicted power value indicating a predicted amount of electrical power to be generated by the first renewable power generator; - an AC/DC converter configured to convert the first AC voltage to a DC voltage where at least a portion of the DC voltage is transmitted through a DC electrical grid; - a DC/AC converter configured to convert a portion of the DC voltage from the AC/DC converter to a second AC voltage that is transmitted through an AC electrical grid; - a second controller configured - to receive the first message, - to determine a first commanded power value based on the first predicted power value, - to control operation of a first device electrically coupled to at least one of the AC electrical grid and the DC electrical grid based on the first parameter value, wherein the first device comprises a controllable load device receiving electrical power from at least one of the AC electrical grid and the DC electrical grid, and wherein the controllable load device is configured to adjust an amount of power consumed by the controllable load device based on the first commanded power value, and - the second controller further configured to generate a second message having the first commanded power value that is received by the controllable load device; and - the electrical power generation system further comprising a thermal bus 60, a thermal generator, a thermal energy storage device and a thermal load, - wherein the thermal generator is thermally coupled to the first renewable power generator to extract heat energy therefrom, wherein the thermal generator transfers a fluid through the thermal bus containing the extracted heat energy to the thermal energy storage device and to the thermal load. - a first renewable power generator configured to generate a first AC voltage, the first renewable power generator having a first controller configured to generate a first message having at least a first parameter value associated with the first renewable power generator, wherein the first parameter value comprises a first predicted power value indicating a predicted amount of electrical power to be generated by the first renewable power generator; - an AC/DC converter configured to convert the first AC voltage to a DC voltage where at least a portion of the DC voltage is transmitted through a DC electrical grid; - a DC/AC converter configured to convert a portion of the DC voltage from the AC/DC converter to a second AC voltage that is transmitted through an AC electrical grid; - a second controller configured - to receive the first message, - to determine a first commanded power value based on the first predicted power value, - to control operation of a first device electrically coupled to at least one of the AC electrical grid and the DC electrical grid based on the first parameter value, wherein the first device comprises a controllable load device receiving electrical power from at least one of the AC electrical grid and the DC electrical grid, and wherein the controllable load device is configured to adjust an amount of power consumed by the controllable load device based on the first commanded power value, and - the second controller further configured to generate a second message having the first commanded power value that is received by the controllable load device; and - to receive the first message, - to determine a first commanded power value based on the first predicted power value, - to control operation of a first device electrically coupled to at least one of the AC electrical grid and the DC electrical grid based on the first parameter value, wherein the first device comprises a controllable load device receiving electrical power from at least one of the AC electrical grid and the DC electrical grid, and wherein the controllable load device is configured to adjust an amount of power consumed by the controllable load device based on the first commanded power value, and - the second controller further configured to generate a second message having the first commanded power value that is received by the controllable load device; and - the electrical power generation system further comprising a thermal bus 60, a thermal generator, a thermal energy storage device and a thermal load, - wherein the thermal generator is thermally coupled to the first renewable power generator to extract heat energy therefrom, wherein the thermal generator transfers a fluid through the thermal bus containing the extracted heat energy to the thermal energy storage device and to the thermal load.