CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

A control apparatus includes a controller configured to: acquire first information indicating the number of people in a target building during a predetermined time period, second information indicating electrical energy consumed in the target building during the predetermined time period, and/or third information indicating the number of people heading to the target building during the predetermined time period; and estimate, based on the first information, the second information, or the third information, a demand for electrical energy for the building during a future target time period.