transacted, in particular. Due to its unique features, electricity, one of the most important products for the economic … offers a view on the evolution of the supply and demand on the energy market in the last past years, along with a forecast … analysis. The last part of the paper offers a presentation of the specific steps taken in the deregulation of the energy market …

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. …

Generation (DG) and Demand Response (DR) in the competitive electricity markets' environment, with deep concerns at the … take full advantage of demand response and distributed generation. This requires that all the involved players consider all … the market opportunities, as the case of energy and reserve components of electricity markets. …

In competitive electricity markets with deep concerns for the efficiency level, demand response programs gain … considerable significance. As demand response levels have decreased after the introduction of competition in the power industry …, new approaches are required to take full advantage of demand response opportunities. …