Power at Peak: Webinar Series
Power at Peak webinar series, organised under the Energy Transition Preparedness Initiative (ETPI) deliberates on India’s rapidly evolving electricity demand landscape and the role of demand-side solutions. The series will comprise of three thematic webinars which explores electricity demand growth, need for energy efficient appliances and flexible demand, evolving regulatory landscape, consumer behaviour and circularity aspects, data and measurement frameworks. This webinar series builds up on ETPI research DISCOM Initiatives to Promote Energy-Efficient Appliances and Equipment to create an enabling ecosystem for implementation of demand side management programs by facilitating knowledge sharing and foster collaboration across consumers, utilities, regulators and market actors.
Power at Peak#1
Why Energy Efficient Appliances and Demand Side Management Matters Now?
The first webinar in the series sets the foundation for the series by examining the rapid acceleration in electricity demand in India, particularly from the residential sector. The session will explore how these trends are contributing to recurring summer demand spikes, placing pressure on DISCOMs and the broader power system, while also highlighting the critical role of demand-side management and energy-efficient appliances in managing load growth, improving system reliability, and shaping more sustainable consumption patterns.
Power at Peak #2
Why DISCOMs Should Act Now: The Business Case and Regulatory Pathways for Resource Adequacy and Demand Flexibility
The second webinar in the series will explore why DISCOMs need to plan proactively for increasing demand and how regulatory changes can facilitate that. This webinar will focus on the benefits from demand side measures beyond energy savings, with particular emphasis on peak demand savings, avoided capacity costs, and network deferral benefits, and demand flexibility to support renewable adoption. The discussion will also examine how efficient and flexible demand can be embedded into resource adequacy frameworks and aligned with emerging demand flexibility regulations.