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People power to the rescue

Nature Climate Change volume 4, pages 417–419 (2014)Cite this article

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Demand-side management options can make the power grid greener, cheaper and more reliable, explains Sonja van Renssen.

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Figure 1: Graphic visualization of the demand response concept in relation to electricity consumption showing usual consumption and optimized consumption.
Figure 2: Map of demand response activity in Europe in 2013 (left) and 2014 (right).

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