Patent ID: 7650520

Claim:
A method for arranging to provide power to a device, comprising: receiving, from a communications network, a request for power for at least one device, wherein the request is specified by a power monitor device; receiving at least one proposal from an entity desiring to supply power according to the request for power; determining a best proposal of the at least one proposal, wherein the best proposal comprises a time frame for supplying the power to the at least one device; and commanding the power monitor device to control a supply of power to the at least one device in accordance with the best proposal, wherein commanding the power monitor device comprises: transmitting a first token to the power monitor device, using the communications network, before a beginning of the time frame, the first token indicating a start time describing the beginning of the time frame; and commanding the power monitor device to disconnect power from the at least one device at an end of the time frame.