Based on the practices of well-known enterprises at home and abroad in home energy management system(HEMS),building energy management system(BEMS) and enterprise energy management system(EEMS),the concept of user energy management system(U-EMS) is proposed.Then the key feature of U-EMS is studied based on three kinds of U-EMS specific grid structure.Finally,after introducing latest developments of U-EMS,problems to be solved are expounded in recent practice development and long-term development.