1. An apparatus for controlling peak demand of a system of energy consuming devices, the apparatus comprising: a monitor node, coupled to a non-system energy consuming device and to a demand coordination network, configured to determine and broadcast whether said non-system device is consuming an energy resource; and a first control node, coupled to a second control node and said monitor node via said demand coordination network, said first control node comprising: a node processor, coupled to a first energy consuming device, configured to operate the first energy consuming device within an acceptable operating margin to maintain a first local environment by cycling on and off; a global schedule module, coupled to said node processor, configured to coordinate run times for said first energy consuming device and a second energy consuming device, wherein the coordination is based on a replica copy of a global run time schedule disposed within said first and second control nodes, an adjusted first descriptor set characterizing said first local environment, an adjusted second descriptor set characterizing a second local environment, and energy consumption data broadcast by said monitor node; a local model module, coupled to said node processor, configured to develop a third descriptor set characterizing a third local environment associated with said first energy consuming device; and a global model module, coupled to said node processor, said local model module, and said global schedule module, configured to develop said adjusted first and second descriptor sets, wherein said adjusted first and second descriptor sets are based upon said third descriptor set, a fourth descriptor set characterizing a fourth local environment associated with said second energy consuming device, and global sensor data received over said demand coordination network.