A power control method of an electric storage apparatus that includes an output terminal, an electric storage device connected to the output terminal via a power supply route in the electric storage apparatus, and a monitoring apparatus including a detector, a communication unit, and a controller, includes detecting a variation value corresponding to an amount of charge of the electric storage device, shutting down the power supply route in the electric storage apparatus, which connects the electric storage device to the output terminal, and causing the communication unit to receives an input signal from outside.