PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

The present invention provides a processing apparatus () including: an acquiring unit () which acquires an adjustment request specifying a control time period and a control amount for controlling power demand; a determining unit () which, on the basis of the adjustment request, determines a first consumer whose power demand is to be controlled, and a control amount of the first consumer and a time period during which power demand of the first consumer is controlled; and an inference unit () which infers whether, if power demand of the first consumer were controlled in accordance with a determination result made by the determining unit (), power demand of the first consumer before and/or after control would change from power demand of the first consumer if the power demand were not controlled.