SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR POWER MANAGEMENT

A power controller may monitor a power required by each of a plurality of power loads coupled to a power distribution bus. The power loads can include a plurality of devices for oil and gas exploration or production. The devices can include a plurality of drilling rigs or equipment associated with one or more of the drilling rigs. The power controller may monitor the power supplied by each of a plurality of power sources coupled to the power distribution bus. The power sources can include power from any two or more of the following: an electric utility, an electric grid, a natural gas turbine, a battery, a solar power generator, a wind generator, and a geothermal generator. The power controller may adjust the power supplied to a first one of the plurality of power loads based at least in part on a first one of the plurality of power loads.