a system for generating a local autonomous response to a condition of an electric grid by electric vehicle charging stations , comprising : a first electricity meter for reading current , frequency , or voltage from a first electricity supply line to one electric vehicle charging station ; a second electricity meter for reading an electric current , frequency , or voltage from the electric grid supplying the plurality of electric vehicle charging stations ; a third electricity meter for reading current , frequency , or voltage from a third electricity line from one or more renewable generators ; and an electric vehicle charging controller operatively coupled to the first electricity meter , the second electricity meter , the third electricity meter and the electric vehicle charging stations and operable to obtain readings from the first electricity meter , the second electricity meter and the third electricity meter and to control the electric vehicle charging stations based on the obtained readings .