MPERC Draft Demand Side Management Regulations, 2015
Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) came up with its Demand Side Management draft regulations, on 21st September 2015. It’s the State’s first initiative towards practicing a cost effective method of selecting, planning and implementing measures which intend to have an influence on demand side, either directly or indirectly.
- The draft regulation describes the demand side management objectives, targets and guidelines.
- The Distribution Licensee of State and shall undertake the load research to identify its target consumer segments and end uses for DSM programmes to build the necessary database.
- Distribution Licensee shall formulate a perspective DSM plan covering period of the control period, within one year of notification of these regulations.
- The benchmarks and DSM plans set by the commission will help the state achieve its objectives of:
- Power shortage mitigation,
- Seasonal peak reduction, cost effective energy savings,
- Lowering the cost of electricity,
- Reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases etc.
The commission invited comments and suggestions on the same till 29th September, 2015.
The relevant document can be accessed here.