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Plug adoption and use for smarter energy (PAUSE) demand

Project Active from 26 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 Energy, Sustainable Growth and Clean energy

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

Newcleo Fellow in Energy Economics and Policy, 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

Nilesh Kane

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