Demand-side flexibility, the ability to adjust electricity consumption in response to system needs, is often highlighted as a key tool for managing both growing electrification and a higher share of variable renewable energy, and is therefore seen as a core part of the energy transition. In the article Command and control: A systematic approach to demand-side flexibility, published in the journal Utilities Policy, Fouad El Gohary outlines an alternative approach to helping deliver flexibility at scale.
How better governance can ease pressure on the electricity grid
