ELECTRIC POWER NETWORK AND METHOD OF CHANGING ELECTRIC POWER NETWORK

An electric power network includes: a plurality of power routers each including a plurality of power ports; a plurality of interconnection lines configured to connect the power routers in a grid manner via the power ports; and an electric power apparatus configured to consume or supply electric power, the electric power apparatus being connected to a power port that is included in at least one of the power routers and that is not connected to any of the interconnection lines. At least one of the power ports of each of the power routers is set as a dependent port for which characteristics of direct-current power to be input or output are not controlled.