{"id":8078,"date":"2024-07-15T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T08:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/group.voltalis.com\/?p=8078"},"modified":"2025-09-16T09:27:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T07:27:42","slug":"inspiratia-qa-voltalis-raising-project-finance-for-demand-side-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/group.voltalis.com\/en\/content-type\/press-coverage\/inspiratia-qa-voltalis-raising-project-finance-for-demand-side-response-8078","title":{"rendered":"Inspiratia &#8211; Q&amp;A &#8211; Voltalis: Raising project finance for demand side response"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/group.voltalis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Capture-decran-2024-07-15-174616.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/group.voltalis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Capture-decran-2024-07-15-174616.png 363w, https:\/\/group.voltalis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Capture-decran-2024-07-15-174616-300x117.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Europe&#8217;s push to rapidly electrify its energy mix is essential for getting us closer to net zero. However, it also strains the electricity grid. While battery storage is a popular solution to balancing grid constraints, demand side response (DSR) has been proposed as a viable alternative to help prevent power outages caused by grid capacity stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DSR is a mechanism grid operators use to help balance electricity supply and demand. 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