Hu, ZhaoguangMoskovitz, DavidZhao, Jianping2014-04-222014-04-222005-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18000China 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACID RAINAIR CONDITIONERSAIR POLLUTIONAIR POLLUTION PROBLEMSAPPROACHBALANCEBOILERSCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECEMENTCHEMICAL PLANTCOALCOAL CONSUMPTIONCONVENTIONAL GENERATIONCOST OF ELECTRICITYCOSTS OF POWERDEMAND FOR ENERGYDEMAND FOR ENERGY SERVICESDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDISTRIBUTION COMPANYDOMESTIC APPLIANCESECONOMIC CHANGEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMISTSEFFICIENCY POTENTIALEFFICIENT EQUIPMENTELECTRIC COMPANYELECTRIC GRIDELECTRIC INDUSTRYELECTRIC SUPPLYELECTRIC SYSTEMELECTRIC UTILITIESELECTRIC UTILITYELECTRICITYELECTRICITY BILLSELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONELECTRICITY DEMANDELECTRICITY INDUSTRYELECTRICITY PRICEELECTRICITY PRICESELECTRICITY SECTORELECTRICITY USEEMISSIONSEMISSIONS OF SULFUR DIOXIDEEMPLOYMENTEND-USEENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURESENERGY CRISISENERGY DATAENERGY DEMANDENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTSENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURESENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDSENERGY INTENSITIESENERGY INTENSITYENERGY INVESTMENTENERGY MANAGEMENTENERGY MIXENERGY NEEDSENERGY PLANNERSENERGY RESOURCESENERGY SAVINGENERGY SAVINGSENERGY SECTORENERGY SECURITYENERGY SERVICEENERGY SERVICE COMPANYENERGY SERVICESENERGY USEENERGY-EFFICIENCYENERGY-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIESENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGIESENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYFUEL CONSUMPTIONFUEL SUBSTITUTIONGASGAS CONSUMPTIONGENERATING CAPACITYGENERATIONGENERATION CAPACITYGREEN LIGHTSGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASESGRID COMPANIESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEATHEATINGHEAVY RELIANCEINCOMEINDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONSINDUSTRIAL BOILERSINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCYINVESTMENT IN ENERGY CONSERVATIONINVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCYKILOWATT-HOURLOAD FACTORMONOPOLIESNATIONAL RESOURCESNUCLEAR FUELPACIFIC REGIONPEAK DEMANDPEAK LOADPEAK TIMESPERVERSE INCENTIVESPILOT PROJECTSPOLLUTANTSPOLLUTIONPOWERPOWER CONSUMPTIONPOWER CRISISPOWER DEMANDPOWER GRIDSPOWER INDUSTRYPOWER MARKETSPOWER PLANTSPOWER PRICINGPOWER SECTORPOWER SECTOR REFORMPOWER SHORTAGESPOWER SUPPLYPOWER SYSTEMPRICE VOLATILITYPRIMARY ENERGYPRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTIONPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC UTILITIESPURCHASING POWERRECOVERABLE RESERVESREDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTIONRENEWABLE ENERGYRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGRETAIL CUSTOMERSSTATE POWERSULFURSUMMER PEAKSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTUTILITIESWORLD ENERGYWORLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION10.1596/18000