Demand Side and Energy Efficiency Considering the Stakeholders in the Power Industry

This work aims to analyze and demonstrate Demand-Side Management (DSM) and its interaction with the social dimension, taking into account the evolution of events around energy conservation, through global sustainability initiatives. To verify the participation of society in the DSM, 4 surveys are detailed: one in Turkey and three in Brazil. All surveys were carried out at home and from the results, it appears that consumers at a global level indicate a willingness to participate in energy efficiency improvement processes. Society, as a whole, is not opposed to the use of more economical equipment