METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POWER GRID MEMBER BEHAVIOR

A system and method for controlling a behavior of at least one member of a local power grid. In one embodiment, the system comprises a monitoring system, comprising at least one processor, for obtaining a measure of grid stress and deriving at least one of financial incentives and financial disincentives, based on the measure of grid stress, to cause at least one member of the local grid to change behavior.