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What is Demand Side Management?

April 26, 2017DEMAND Management

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What is Demand Side Management?

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Step 1: Load Research This stage in the DSM implementation will typically assess the customer base, tariff, load profile on an hourly basis and will identify the sectors contributing to the load shape. This step will also identify peak load contributors. Step 2: Define load-shape objectives Based on the results of the load research in the utility, DSM teams define the load shape objectives for the current situation. Various load-shape objectives – Peak Clipping (reduction in the peak demand), Valley Filling (increased demand at off-peak), Load Shifting (demand shifting to non-peak period), and Load Building (increased demand) are possible. These are represented in figure below.