Using National Energy Efficiency Programs with Upstream Incentives to Accelerate Market Transformation for Super-Efficient Appliances in India
Utility-administered demand-side management (DSM) programs in India have been slow in achieving the shift to efficient appliances. This is due, in part, to utilities and regulatory commissions' lack of expertise with DSM; utilities' preoccupation with other issues, such as electricity shortages and high distribution losses; and the reluctance of most utilitie...