Systems and methods are described for a power aggregation system. In one
implementation, a service establishes individual Internet connections to
numerous electric resources intermittently connected to the power grid,
such as electric vehicles. The Internet connection may be made over the
same wire that connects the resource to the power grid. The service
optimizes power flows to suit the needs of each resource and each
resource owner, while aggregating flows across numerous resources to suit
the needs of the power grid. The service can bring vast numbers of
electric vehicle batteries online as a new, dynamically aggregated power
resource for the power grid. Electric vehicle owners can participate in
an electricity trading economy regardless of where they plug into the
power grid.