Demand-Side Management Strategy

Maximize program impact and achieve cost-effective savings. Demand-Side Management (DSM) Strategy provides research-backed portfolio guidance, program benchmarking, and advisory support—helping utilities optimize energy efficiency, demand response, electrification, and decarbonization programs while meeting regulatory and legislative targets.

Drive portfolio performance

Analyze DSM portfolios to identify gaps, highlight trends, and prioritize improvements. Our research supports cost-effective savings and helps utilities respond quickly to market and regulatory pressures. We focus on portfolio strategy and program design, highlighting opportunities to optimize energy efficiency, demand response, electrification, and decarbonization programs.

Benchmark programs and strategy

Compare programs against top-performing peers. Our research and benchmarking on utility pilots, programs, and regulatory requirements highlight innovative approaches and areas for improvement, helping utilities implement strategies efficiently and strengthen overall portfolios.

Learn from peers and experts

Support strategic and tactical decisions across DSM portfolios. Utilities gain insights and connections through Ask E Source, utility-only webinars, virtual working groups, one-on-one conversations, and our exclusive, industry-leading utility roundtables. Our experts provide guidance on the business case for initiatives, program design, and communication with customers, implementers, internal stakeholders, and regulators.

Peer learning

Regulatory readiness

Optimized portfolios

Case Study

Using data-driven insights to design a meaningful payment assistance campaign for LMI customers

E Source empowers Ameren Illinois to strengthen its energy efficiency portfolio through insights that drive equitable outcomes, improve performance, and advance statewide policy leadership.

Read the Case Study

2025 Residential Products, Programs, and Services

How Ameren deployed an outage strategy to increase customer satisfaction by 68%

E Source empowers Ameren Illinois to strengthen its energy efficiency portfolio through insights that drive equitable outcomes, improve performance, and advance statewide policy leadership.

Read the Case Study

The midstream advantage: Real benefits and realistic expectations in residential efficiency measures

Oracle Energy and Water: Testing the Efficacy of Home Energy Reports

E Source helped Oracle Energy and Water strengthen the impact of Home Energy Reports by delivering clear, industry‑wide insights that reveal how report design, vendor differences, and long‑term engagement shape real, measurable customer energy savings.

Read the Case Study

More case studies

Insights

Outdoor heat pump unit next to a house with green lawn and shrubs

Heat pumps seem ready for prime time, so what’s the holdup?

Heat pumps used to be something you’d only hear your tech-savvy neighbor talk about. But in the last two years, it seems like manufacturers have been announcing a newer, more capable, more appealing model every month.

More Insights

Enhance portfolio performance and program outcomes.

Connect with our team today to see how Demand-Side Management Strategy can help you optimize your DSM portfolio, implement cost-effective programs, and achieve measurable savings across energy efficiency, demand response, electrification, and decarbonization initiatives.