INTERMEDIATE DEVICE

Amounts of demand being adjustable by a plurality of lower-level apparatuses are compiled and opportunities to participate in demand response are provided to consumers associated with each of the lower-level apparatuses as fairly as possible. An intermediate apparatus manages a plurality of lower-level apparatuses, and comprises an individual adjustable amount receiving unit, a memory unit storing lower-level apparatus management information, a total adjustable amount calculation unit, a demand adjustment request receiving unit, an allocation unit, and an individual request unit sending an individual demand adjustment request to the lower-level apparatus. The individual adjustable amount receiving unit receives notification of an individual adjustable amount from each of the lower-level apparatuses. The total adjustable amount calculation unit calculates a total adjustable amount being a total of the individual adjustable amounts of the plurality of lower-level apparatuses. The demand adjustment request receiving unit receives a demand adjustment request from a higher-level apparatus. The allocation unit allocates a demand adjustment amount to the lower-level apparatus according to a prescribed order based on the lower-level apparatus management information, on the basis of the demand adjustment request.