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Plug adoption and use for smarter energy (PAUSE) demand

Project Active from to Energy, Sustainable Growth, Clean energy and Energy Insights and Innovation Lab (EIIL)

Leveraging demand flexibility offers a cost-effective opportunity to accelerate India's energy transition. This project examines the factors influencing the widespread adoption and use of remote-managed smart energy technologies that can reduce consumption from energy-intensive appliances at peak times.

Researchers

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Shefali Khanna

LSE Fellow in Energy Economics and Policy; Research Director, Energy Insights and Innovation Lab, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Teevrat Garg

Associate Professor of Economics, University of California - San Diego

Ralf Martin

Professor of Economics, Imperial College London Business School

Zeynep Gurguc

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Nilesh Kane

Chief - Mumbai Distribution, Tata Power

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