Demand Response status in EU Member States Paolo Bertoldi Paolo Zancanella Benigna Boza-Kiss 2016 EUR 27998 EN This publication is a Science for Policy report by the Joint Research Centre, the European Commission’s in-house science service. It aims to provide evidence-based scientific support to the European policy-making process. The scientific output expressed does not imply a policy position of the European Commission. Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use which might be made of this publication. Contact information Paolo Bertoldi Joint Research Centre, Via E. Fermi 2749. Ispra 21027. Italy. Email:
[email protected] Tel.: +390332 78 9299 JRC Science Hub https://ec.europa.eu/jrc JRC101191 EUR 27998 EN PDF ISBN 978-92-79-59818-0 ISSN 1831-9424 doi:10.2790/962868 Print ISBN 978-92-79-59817-3 ISSN 1018-5593 doi:10.2790/354290 © European Union, 2016 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. How to cite: Bertoldi P, Zancanella P, Boza-Kiss B.; Demand Response Status in EU Member States; EUR 27998 EN; doi:10.2790/962868 All images © European Union 2016 except those used on the front page which were taken from the following website www.flickr.com Abstract: This report reviews the current status of European Member States’ regulation supporting Demand Response and Aggregation in the wholesale, balancing and ancillary electricity markets, as stipulated in Article 15 of the Energy Efficiency Directive. Demand Response is able to increase the system’s adequacy and to substantially reduce the need for investment in peaking generation by shifting consumption away from times of high demand.