Demand-Side Management in China's Restructured Power Industry : How Regulation and Policy Can Deliver Demand-Side Management Benefits to a Growing Economy and a Changing Power System

China expects its gross domestic product in 2020 to be four times that of 2000. Limits on energy resources and China's environmental needs require that electricity use grow at a much lower rate than the economy. Demand-side management (DSM) is a critical component of China's sustainable development. It is a set of tools and practices taken by utilities to influence the amount and/or timing of customers' energy demand in order to utilize scarce electric supply resources most efficiently. DSM is a proven method of meeting economic goals in an environmentally sustainable way, and it is also a fast and effective way to address power shortages. This report reviews China's experience with DSM, explores the barriers to and the potential for new demand-side investment, and examines successful DSM strategies in other countries. It suggests the near-and long-term regulatory and government policies needed to support substantial new investment in comprehensive, cost-effective programs for end-use efficiency and load management.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Hu, Zhaoguang, Moskovitz, David, Zhao, Jianping
Format:	ESMAP Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2005-12
Subjects:	ACID RAIN, AIR CONDITIONERS, AIR POLLUTION, AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS, APPROACH, BALANCE, BOILERS, CARBON, CARBON DIOXIDE, CEMENT, CHEMICAL PLANT, COAL, COAL CONSUMPTION, CONVENTIONAL GENERATION, COST OF ELECTRICITY, COSTS OF POWER, DEMAND FOR ENERGY, DEMAND FOR ENERGY SERVICES, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, DOMESTIC APPLIANCES, ECONOMIC CHANGE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMISTS, EFFICIENCY POTENTIAL, EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT, ELECTRIC COMPANY, ELECTRIC GRID, ELECTRIC INDUSTRY, ELECTRIC SUPPLY, ELECTRIC SYSTEM, ELECTRIC UTILITIES, ELECTRIC UTILITY, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY BILLS, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY, ELECTRICITY PRICE, ELECTRICITY PRICES, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, ELECTRICITY USE, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS OF SULFUR DIOXIDE, EMPLOYMENT, END-USE, ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES, ENERGY CRISIS, ENERGY DATA, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES, ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS, ENERGY INTENSITIES, ENERGY INTENSITY, ENERGY INVESTMENT, ENERGY MANAGEMENT, ENERGY MIX, ENERGY NEEDS, ENERGY PLANNERS, ENERGY RESOURCES, ENERGY SAVING, ENERGY SAVINGS, ENERGY SECTOR, ENERGY SECURITY, ENERGY SERVICE, ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY, ENERGY SERVICES, ENERGY USE, ENERGY-EFFICIENCY, ENERGY-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES, ENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, FUEL CONSUMPTION, FUEL SUBSTITUTION, GAS, GAS CONSUMPTION, GENERATING CAPACITY, GENERATION, GENERATION CAPACITY, GREEN LIGHTS, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GASES, GRID COMPANIES, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEAT, HEATING, HEAVY RELIANCE, INCOME, INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, INDUSTRIAL BOILERS, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY, INVESTMENT IN ENERGY CONSERVATION, INVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY, KILOWATT-HOUR, LOAD FACTOR, MONOPOLIES, NATIONAL RESOURCES, NUCLEAR FUEL, PACIFIC REGION, PEAK DEMAND, PEAK LOAD, PEAK TIMES, PERVERSE INCENTIVES, PILOT PROJECTS, POLLUTANTS, POLLUTION, POWER, POWER CONSUMPTION, POWER CRISIS, POWER DEMAND, POWER GRIDS, POWER INDUSTRY, POWER MARKETS, POWER PLANTS, POWER PRICING, POWER SECTOR, POWER SECTOR REFORM, POWER SHORTAGES, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SYSTEM, PRICE VOLATILITY, PRIMARY ENERGY, PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC GOODS, PUBLIC UTILITIES, PURCHASING POWER, RECOVERABLE RESERVES, REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, RETAIL CUSTOMERS, STATE POWER, SULFUR, SUMMER PEAK, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, UTILITIES, WORLD ENERGY, WORLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6743254/demand-side-management-chinas-restructured-power-industry-regulation-policy-can-deliver-demand-side-management-benefits-growing-economy-changing-power-system http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18000
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