a set of operations defined in natural language to manage and control switches 203 205 and or 211 according to its individual requirements and priorities in one exemplary embodiment the following set of operations is provided a never turn off b turn off instantly after utility power supply is lost c turn off n seconds after utility power supply is lost d never turn on equipment that is being threatened by utility power quality or power loss imminent utility brownout or blackout e turn off when the unit price of power exceeds a given amount f turn off on utility demand response signal g and change reset remote switch priority on ranked optimization signal s including fuel availability occupancy levels security threats communication requirements etc using the aforementioned exemplary operators priority profiles may be assigned to each switch for instance on a scale of 1 to 5 for example a switch may be assigned a u201c priority level 1 u201d when the user desires it to never be turned off the user may assign a u201c priority level 2 u201d to switches that cannot turn on equipment threatened by utility power quality or power loss another switch may be assigned a u201c priority level 3 u201d when the user wants to turn it off 2 minutes after power supply is lost or when the unit price of power exceeds a preset limit such as 200 00 another switch may be assigned a u201c priority level 4 u201d when the user wants to turn it off 30 seconds after power supply is lost or when the unit price of power exceeds 100 00 the.