Demand response
Like other forms of traditional flexibility, demand-side flexibility is largely centralised and restricted to large industrial or commercial consumers.
Read moreA positive trend in the regulation and implementation of demand response has continued in a number of countries since 2020, including the expansion of existing programmes and by allowing smaller resources to participate.
Last updated Sep 27, 2022
Key findings
Demand response availability at times of highest flexibility needs and share in total flexibility provision in the Net Zero Scenario, 2020 and 2030
OpenDemand response markets are expanding, but greater effort is needed to align with the Net Zero Scenario
European markets have been increasing demand response capacity since 2020, with some countries launching their first auctions or diversifying their portfolio of demand-side resources.
However, to correspond with the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario, the pace of policy implementation and technology deployment needs to accelerate. The Net Zero Scenario milestone has 500 GW of demand response brought onto the market by 2030, corresponding to a tenfold increase in deployment levels in 2020.
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