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Energy Transitions podcast: Is demand response the ultimate enabler of the energy transition?
Energy Transitions podcast: Is demand response the ultimate enabler of the energy transition?
Pamela Largue
Posted on: 15 October 2024
In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Pamela Largue talks to Sebastien Condom, Senior Vice-President, Head of International Business at Voltalis, about why demand response is such a critical part of meeting our flexibility and decarbonisation goals.
Demand response or flexibility is considered to be a key enabler of the energy transition, as increased renewables and electrification mean supply and demand need to be balanced in real time.
In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Pamela Largue talks to Sebastien Condom, Senior Vice-President, Head of International Business at Voltalis, about why demand response is such a critical part of meeting our flexibility and decarbonisation goals.
Condom also highlights why, with the correct technology and levels of automation, it's possible to deliver maximum value to people and grid, and ensure robust business models that facilitate scale.
"There is also, the elephant in the room, a regulation question...at the end of the day to sustain such big investments you need to have a line of sight on revenues for independent aggregators - there should be a price put to flexibility..."
In this episode you will learn more about:
- Why demand response will play an integral part in our future energy system;
- Key hurdles to and enablers of scaling demand response;
- The influence of market design, trade restrictions, policy frameworks and aggregator participation;
- The importance of the wholesale market in providing line of sight on revenues;
- The importance of effective data collection and management;
- Why demand response needs to be people-centred;
- Understanding how demand response is done at Voltalis and why the technology and business model are unique;
- Identify case studies that show tangible benefits of effective demand strategies;
- The importance of partnerships and collaboration to ensure successful demand response strategy rollout.
This episode is brought to you in partnership with Voltalis.
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Listen to previous episodes:
Navigating the complex insurance landscape amid a renewables boom
How utilities can leverage innovation to achieve technology breakthroughs
Why AI is a non-negotiable for the utility of the future
More about demand response:
Taking advantage of the potential from demand response
Renewables + energy efficiency + demand response = the new transition equation
Project RESONANCE: Mobilising demand-side flexibility at large-scale
