A method of electrical power distribution, comprising:transmitting a plurality of status request messages, transmitting one status request message to at least one residential consumer of electrical power in each of a plurality of areas, the areas located in a plurality of districts;receiving a plurality of status update messages comprising status information, one status update message transmitted automatically from at least some of the residential consumers to which the status request message was transmitted;automatically determining a plurality of electrical power loads associated with a plurality of residential consumers of electrical power from an electrical power grid, wherein the electrical power loads are determined independently for each area;automatically determining a plurality of electrical power sources supplying electrical power to the electrical power grid associated with producers of electrical power; andautomatically modulating the electrical power loads and the electrical power sources bydetermining by a computer a plurality of dynamic electrical power prices based at least on the electrical power loads, the electrical power sources, and the status information, wherein the dynamic electrical power price is determined independently for each area andtransmitting by a computer the dynamic electrical power prices to the residential consumers and producers,whereby the electrical power loads and the electrical power supplies are influenced by the dynamic electrical power prices,wherein the status information comprises at least one of when the last dynamic electrical price was received, what the last received dynamic electrical power price value was, how much electrical load can be shed by the residential consumer, a control mode of an electrical power controller, and communication network diagnostic information.
