To control and help reduce power consumption by a facility that has a plurality of EV charging stations, the present disclosure utilizes a system that includes a management device associated with the facility, a user's device, and a proximity device associated with one of the EV charging stations. The system performs a method that includes receiving an identification signal that is used to identify a set of users whose vehicles are connected to the plurality EV charging stations. The method also includes determining when a current level of power consumption by the facility exceeds a first threshold. A halt signal including a halt charging request message is transmitted when the current level of power consumption by the facility exceeds the first threshold level.