Measures taken by a utility to influence the level or timing of a customer's energy demand. By optimizing the use of existing utility assets, DSM programs enable utilities to defer expenditures for adding new generating capacity.
Management actions for influencing and reducing resource flows. Possible approaches, using water as an example, include user charges, education, information, retrofitting and installation of water-efficient devices.
The planning, implementation, and monitoring of utility activities designed to influence customer use of electricity in ways that will produce desired changes in a utility's load shape (ie, changes in the time pattern and magnitude of a utility's load). Utility programs falling under the umbrella of DSM include: load management, new uses of electricity, energy conservation, electrification, customer generation adjustments in market share, and innovative rates. DSM includes only those activities that involve a deliberate intervention by the utility to alter the load shape. These changes must produce benefits to both the utility and its customers.
This is a term that is intended to cover all activities undertaken by an electric supplier or consumers to influence the amount and timing of electricity use. This may occur through technological improvements or revision in practices, billing rates or direct control measures by the supplier (e.g., "smart metering" or non-firm or interruptible load agreements).
The planning, implementation, and monitoring of strategies designed to reduce or shift electric consumption or improve energy efficiency at an end-user facility; usually refers to utility-administered programs
Utility activities that influence use on the customer's side of the meter.
Strategies for reducing consumption by influencing when and how customers use electricity. Demand-side management includes such things as conservation programs and incentives for switching electricity use from mid-day to evening.
Measures taken by a utility to influence the level or timing of customers' energy demand in order to optimize the use of available utility resources.
The planning, implementation, and monitoring of utility activities designed to encourage consumers to modify patterns of electricity usage, including the timing and level of electricity demand. It refers only to energy and load-shape modifying activities that are undertaken in response to utility-administered programs. It does not refer to energy and load-shape changes arising from the normal operation of the marketplace or from government-mandated energy efficiency standards. Demand-Side Management (DSM) covers the complete range of load-shape objectives, including strategic conservation and load management, as well as strategic load growth.
The term for all activities or programs undertaken by an electric system or its customers to influence the amount and timing of electricity use. Included in DSM are the planning, implementation and monitoring of utility activities that are designed to influence consumer use of electricity in ways that will produce desired changes in a utility’s load shape, such as, among other things, direct load control, interruptible load and conservation.
The process of managing the consumption of energy. DSM programs include, for instance, offering discounts on new, high-efficiency appliances so that consumers get rid of their older, less efficient models.
Utility programs designed to control energy consumption on the customer's side of the meter. Such programs include conservation/energy efficiency, load management, and load building.
Utility activities designed to help customers use electricity more efficiently.
activities carried out to control the level and type of demand for electricity.
A technology or program that encourages customers to use electricity differently.
Actions to keep the demand for electricity as low and even as possible, while still providing the same level of energy-consuming services. An example is the use of efficient lights - they reduce the amount of electricity used but provide the same amount of light, with equal convenience.
A utility program aimed at reducing consumer use of energy through conservation or efficiency measures.
Utility programs that shift electricity demand to reduce peak loads or make more economic use of utility resources.
Utility programs developed to reduce demands on the utilities' generation, transportation, and distribution systems by improving the efficiency with which their customers use energy or shifting the time of energy use.
The process of managing the consumption of energy, generally to optimize available and planned generation resources.