Device and method for energy management

Systems and devices for, and methods of, adaptive local energy storage capacity by changing operating set points of regulated energy load devices based on the presence, or absence, of an excess of available, generated energy, involving a controller (120,220) and memory (224) where the controller (CPU) is configured to engage an energy load device of highest priority not already engaged via a control signal, wherein the control signal invokes at least one of: a set point override and a set point modification, if the energy supply level is greater than the measured energy consumptiom level, and disengage an energy load device of lowest priority not already disengaged via a release signal, wherein the release signal invokes at least one of a relinquishment of an override and a restoration of an original set point, if the energy supply level is less than the measured energy consumption level.