In a method or system to control a power requirement of a digital high-capacity printing system that comprises a plurality of individual modules, the modules are connected to a common main current line with which they are supplied with operating current. The individual modules are each provided with a respective processor controller that are connected via a respective data line with a central control device. The individual modules and the central control device are respectively connected to an auxiliary current line that supplies the processor controllers and the central control device with current, independently of the main current line. With the central control device, the individual processor controllers are controlled such that a change of the power requirement is controlled such that at least two of the modules execute the change of the power requirement offset by a predetermined time interval.
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