USING PLANNING TO CONTROL DEMAND RESPONSE AND SUPPLY CHOICES IN A MANAGED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

One embodiment of the present invention provides an energy-management system (102) for managing energy within a predominantly closed power system. The system includes an identifying mechanism configured to identify a number of components coupled to the energy-management system, a receiving mechanism configured to receive current status information of the components, an evaluating mechanism configured to evaluate future energy need, a planning mechanism configured to plan future energy activities based on the energy need and the current status information, and a controlling mechanism configured to control operations of the components based on the planned energy activities.