Patent ID: 8643866

Claim:
An electric energy consumption control system comprising: an electrical apparatus that is connected to a network comprising: an electric energy consumption specifying unit configured to specify electric energy consumption for every job; a user identifying unit configured to identify a name of a user who performs a job; and a transmission unit configured to transmit data in which the electric energy consumption of the job specified by said electric energy consumption specifying unit is associated with the user name through the network; an electric energy consumption control apparatus that is connected to the network comprising: a restriction value control unit configured to set and hold a restriction starting value that starts restriction to electric energy consumption of an entire system and a restriction release value that releases the restriction to the electric energy consumption of the entire system; a first comparison unit configured to compare the electric energy consumption of the entire system with the restriction starting value and the restriction release value at every predetermined comparison timing; a restrictive period setting unit configured to start a restrictive period when said first comparison unit determines that the electric energy consumption of the entire system is beyond the restriction starting value, and to finish the restrictive period when said first comparison unit determines that the electric energy consumption of the entire system is below the restriction release value; a second comparison unit configured to compare accumulated electric energy consumption of the user who designated the job with a predetermined reference value of individual result when receiving job execution permission by the user in the restrictive period; a job restriction unit configured to restrict the job of the user concerned when said second comparison unit determines that the accumulated electric energy consumption of the user is beyond the reference value; and a job permission unit configured to permit the job of the user concerned when said second comparison unit determines that the accumulated electric energy consumption of the user is not beyond the reference value, and to permit the job of any users when receiving a job execution permission in a period other than the restrictive period.