Section 3 in Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (Demand Side Management) Regulations, 2013
3. DSM Objectives, benefits and types.
(1)The objective of DSM is to control, reduce and influence electricity demand, reducing fixed cost, promoting the usage of efficient equipments, reduction of fossil fuel dependence, reduction of energy consumption, cost benefit for the consumers and the electricity sector by implementation of suitable policies and measures;(2)Implementation of DSM leads to (i) reduction of energy consumption and peak demand, (ii) avoidance or postponement of generation, transmission and distribution network extension, (iii) drop in primary energy consumption and consequential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, (iv) the economical and efficient use of resources which results in lowering the overall cost of electricity, (v) provision of win/win solutions with positive impacts for all the stakeholders involved;(3)DSM measures improve the consumers' level of information about the rational use of electricity and provide incentives to the use of more efficient equipments and the measures that influence the behaviour of consumption.
