Administrators are able to create rulesets, a timed schedule for when the plug sockets are automatically switched on or off.
You can override these rules by pressing on the left or right buttons on the plug sockets depending on which side of the plug socket you're using. This will give you two hours of power.
After the two hours have passed, the plug socket will function according to the rulesets created, however, you can override this again by simply pressing the buttons again.