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Power to the people

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Sonja van Renssen1 sets out a compelling case for the adoption of demand-side management (DSM) in the energy sector. However, despite invoking 'people power', her appraisal of DSM does not address the important role of end users. If DSM's potential is to be met, then citizens must be considered alongside generators and distributors, policy makers, industrialists and technologists2.

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  • 08 August 2014

    In the version of this Commentary previously published, the two co-authors Ben Bedwell and Alexa Spence were missing. This error has been corrected in the online versions after print 8 August 2014.

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