One of the key challenges facing the energy sector is how to address grid instability and high pricing during peak demand periods. Demand-side management (DSM) is one solution to this problem. DSM encompasses several strategies that aim to modify household energy demand. These strategies range from alerting households when their energy consumption is high to energy networks having the ability to curtail certain household appliances during periods of peak demand. Therefore DSM requires energy networks to have some degree of visibility and/or control of household’s real-time energy consumption.
