CONTROL DEVICE, POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD

The control device includes a charger to which electric power is distributed from the distribution board, an acquisition unit for acquiring power consumption of one or more electric devices, an instruction unit for instructing suppression of the charging operation of the charger in accordance with the power consumption based on an instruction authority of the charging operation for the charger, and a management unit for giving the instruction authority to the power management device that manages power demand using the charger when the power consumption is equal to or less than a first threshold, and giving the instruction authority to the instruction unit when the power consumption is greater than the first threshold.