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Integrated Demand-Side Management

Integrated Demand-Side Management

Integrated Demand-Side Management

Report
Content type: PDF-Excel
Published year: 2016
Publisher: Navigant Research
Language: English
Pages: 45

Summary

Integrated demand-side management (IDSM) has been a topic among DSM professionals and utilities for a decade. However, efforts to integrate energy efficiency and demand response (DR) in utility programs thus far have been challenging. Energy efficiency and DR have traditionally been siloed within utilities, with misaligned goals and barriers to transferring funds between programs. Today, the integration of DSM programs has become increasingly popular, especially in places such as California, where the combination of energy efficiency and DR programs has been used as a fundamental part of the state?s energy planning and strategy. The key drivers for advancing IDSM include technical, policy, and economic factors. Many of these drivers, such as increasing DSM goals, targeted DSM programs, and smart thermostats, point to robust growth in the global IDSM market. However, barriers such as utility organizational structures, vendor incentives, and appropriate cost-effectiveness measurements must be addressed first. The largest region for spending on IDSM is expected to be North America, primarily centered in the United States. This trend is expected to hold true throughout the forecast, even though other regions will eventually start to implement IDSM programs. According to Navigant Research, global IDSM spending is expected to grow from $39.8 million in 2016 to $1.2 billion in 2025. This Navigant Research report analyzes the global market for IDSM, with a focus on energy efficiency and DR programs. The study provides an analysis of the market issues, including drivers and barriers, associated with IDSM. Global market forecasts for spending, segmented by region, extend through 2025. The report also examines the history and evolution of DSM, as well as the common definitions of IDSM.