It is recommended that the audience have some basic understanding of electricity generation / transmission / distribution (See Fundamentals of the Electricity Grid). If not, an intro can be added at the beginning of this course. 

Agenda (2 hours)

• Why: Challenges of the Energy Transition 

  • Grid Constraints

• What: Demand Response 

  • Behavioural DR

  • Automatic DR

• Who

  • Actors

• How

  • Drivers

  • Challenges

• Where / When

  • Future of DR in Europe & the world

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Optional Workshop: Divide students into groups where they select a country and design a demand response program.

Recommended course length: 2 hours (lecture) + 2 hours (workshop)