Patent ID: 7884499

Claim:
A method, comprising: monitoring, by a computing device, power consumption conditions of a plurality of power consumption devices configured to independently self-regulate power consumption, wherein the plurality of power consumption devices have corresponding power clamps that restrict the plurality of power consumption devices from operating at power consumption levels that are greater than the power consumption levels specified by the power clamps; determining, by the computing device, that an aggregate of the power consumptions of the plurality of power consumption devices exceeds a threshold; terminating, by the computing device, at least partially, the independent self-regulation of power consumption of the plurality of power consumption devices; determining, by the computing device, that a first power clamp of a first power consumption device of the plurality of power consumption devices is equal to a lower power limit of the first power consumption device; and reducing, by the computing device, a second power clamp of a second power consumption device of the plurality of power consumption devices based on the determination that the first power clamp is equal to the lower power limit of the first power consumption device, wherein the second power clamp is greater than a lower power limit of the second power consumption device.