How better governance can ease pressure on the electricity grid

Demand-side flexibility, the ability to adjust electricity consumption in response to system needs, is often highlighted as a key tool for managing both growing electrification and a higher share of variable renewable energy, and is therefore seen as a core part of the energy transition. In the article Command and control: A systematic approach to demand-side flexibility, published in the journal Utilities Policy, Fouad El Gohary outlines an alternative approach to helping deliver flexibility at scale.