Patent ID: 8831789

Claim:
A system that prioritizes energy loads in accordance with a production goal, comprising: processor; and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein computer-executable instructions configured to implement components the system, the components comprising: a policy engine configured to generate goal-based criterion information based on information specifying one or more production goals; a load modulation component configured to set load shed priority values for respective load modules corresponding to load devices based on the goal-based criterion information; and a feeder module configured to set a threshold value based on the goal-based criterion information, and select a subset of the load devices for transitioning to a low-load state based on a comparison of the threshold value with the load shed priority values, wherein the feeder module is further configured to determine an estimated change in a total energy demand of the load devices that will result in response to the at least one of an increment or a decrement of the threshold value, and to initiate the at least one of the increment or the decrement in response to a determination that the estimated change satisfies a criterion.