Shaping DSM as a resource

Journal Article · · EPRI Journal (Electric Power Research Institute); (United States)

OSTI ID:5479805

Energy efficiency programs are the new wave in demand-side management (DSM), and they have led to the rapid escalation of demand-side activity. This year utilities across the country will spend a record $1.5 billion on DSM, with some of the more active ones devoting 3-5% of their gross annual revenues to this area. Saving energy is not the only mission of today's DSM movement. Proponents are counting on DSM as a resource that can help the environment, postpone the need to build new power plants, and even revive regional economies. Regulators, environmentalists, utility customers, and others with a stake in energy planing have high expectations for what utilities can accomplish. Yet there are a number of logistical challenges the industry must overcome if it is to succeed in making this resource of the nineties' live up to these expectations. This article discusses the conflicting views on the usefulness of DSM and the challenges facing its use in the industry.

• OSTI ID: 5479805
• Journal Information: EPRI Journal (Electric Power Research Institute); (United States), Journal Name: EPRI Journal (Electric Power Research Institute); (United States) Vol. 16:7; ISSN 0362-3416; ISSN EPRJD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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