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Showing 1 to 20 of 317 for “"demand-side"”.
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Three Essays on Demand-side Health Policies in India
<p>Demand-side health policies, such as conditional cash transfers and public health insurance, aim to increase the utilization of healthcare services by providing financial incentives and higher purchasing power to under-served populations. With their increasing popularity in developing countries, …
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Developing a scalable demand-side company : strategic resources and positioning
… for a consulting company operating in the demand-side of the business, that will utilize a strategic framework "create-capture- deliver" and help its customers to generate value using massive smallscale experimentations. The thesis addresses questions like best target industries, using …
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Demand-Side Energy Management in the Smart Grid: Games and Prospects
… frameworks explicitly account for the effect on demand-side energy management of various consumer-centric grid factors such as the stochastic renewable energy forecast, as well as the varying future valuation of stored energy. In addition, a novel approach is proposed to enhance the resilience of …
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Development of a System Control Algorithm for Smart Residential Demand-Side Management
… energy management systems that can implement demand-side management. By dynamically responding to the fluctuating cost of energy, such a system could reduce the peak grid demand automatically by using stored energy when it is most valuable, saving money for both the electricity provider and …
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Enterprise control assessment for the mitigation of renewable energy by demand side management
… and automation technologies and incentivized Demand Side Management (DSM) to accommodate the intermittent and distributed nature of renewable energy. The first phase of this thesis is an extensive review of existing renewable energy integration study methodologies and their limitations. On the …
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Reliability assessment of non-utility generation and demand-side management In composite power systems
… assessment of non-utility generation (NUG) and demand-side management (DSM) initiatives within a typical power system. The main objective was to examine and extend the ability of the contingency enumeration approach to evaluate the economic reliability benefits of incorporating NUG and DSM …
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An Analysis of the Financial Incentives Impact on the Utility Demand-Side Management Programs
… the financial incentive plans in promoting their Demand-Side Management (DSM) programs. The plans are intended to reduce the customer investment cost for a high efficiency equipment option, so that to make the investment more attractive. Despite its potential to increase customer participation, …
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A technique to incorporate the impacts of demand side management on generation expansion planning
Demand Side Management (DSM) has begun to emerge as a major component of utility planning, with more utilities than ever before using it to help meet their own needs and those of their customers. DSM encompasses utility and customer activities aimed at modifying load shape, which embodies the …
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Optimal sizing of solar and battery assets in decentralized micro-grids with demand-side management
… a lack of ability to actively manage electricity demand. The main contribution shared is the methodology and optimization approach of least-cost combinations of generation asset sizes, in solar panels and batteries, subject to meeting reliability constraints; these results are based on a …
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A methodology to evaluate photovoltaics: storage as a commercial customer initiated demand side management tool
… in the areas of utility peak shaving, residential applications, and stand alone applications, this research examines photovoltaic potential as a commercial customer initiated demand side management tool and develops a methodology which can be used to evaluate the value of a PV storage …
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Why do European citizens support populism? A comparative study of demand-side and supply-side explanations
… on the other hand, it seeks to understand how demand-side and supply-side factors contribute to explaining the cross-country and temporal heterogeneity in their electoral performances. This thesis focuses on two demand-side factors (i.e., social marginalisation and sociotropic concerns about …
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DEMAND-SIDE AND SUPPLY-SIDE PARTICIPATION IN PAYMENTS FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (PES): INSIGHTS FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA
… change. This thesis investigates supply-side (seller and facilitator) and demand-side (buyer) factors that encourage or discourage voluntary participation in PES schemes in Thailand and the Philippines. Chapter 1 investigates how and why PES facilitators have attempted institutional …
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Understanding technology diffusion and market adoption through modeling : implications on strategy for demand-side energy firms
… proliferation of competitors, over-estimation of demand and diminishing margins for Curtailment Service Providers (CSPs) in the long run. We propose recommendations to surmount these challenges. To tap the smaller commercial and residential markets, CSPs must extend its reach by partnering with …
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Electricity demand-side management for an energy efficient future in China : technology options and policy priorities
… achieve substantial reductions in electricity demand in China's Shandong Province. This research utilizes a scenario-based approach to identify sensible and feasible energy efficiency and load reduction strategies. The research consists of technical analyses through the development of an hourly …
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Modeling and Integration of Demand Response and Demand Side Resources for Smart Grid Application in Distribution Systems
… objectives. The primary objective is to explore Demand Response (DR), develop its comprehensive model and to analyze various effects and implications of DR on distribution networks. The second major objective of the thesis is to integrate the developed demand response model into a microgrid …
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Does Everyone Have a Price? The Demand Side of Clientelism and Vote-Buying in an Emerging Democracy
<p>Public opinion tools are used to look at voter motivations to engage in clientelistic practices and their variation across structures of competition.</p>
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The potential for demand side management in water and wastewater infrastructure planning : a case study from Argentina
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1996.
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