The escalating demand for electricity in China has caused an electricity shortage in the past several years. This paper … discusses the role of demand response (DR) as an integral component in alleviating the problem and coping with this shortfall … the programs' funding mechanisms, pricing, and relationship with electricity industry reform. …

Demand Response (DR) is one of the typical methods for optimizing load characteristics in power systems. Utilities … paper reflects the potential for practical applications of the model on pricing and smart meter deployment. …

Hourly demand response tariffs with the intention of reducing or shifting loads during peak demand hours are being … intensively discussed among policy-makers, researchers and executives of future electricity systems. Demand response rates have …