Farooqi: Voluntary grid alerts lose impact without tangible financial incentives
Ahmad Farooqi · Frontier Forum: How rates will make or break the energy transition · Sep 4, 2024 · at 36:13
Energy economist Ahmad Farooqi discusses customer responsiveness during grid emergencies on The Green Blueprint.
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“See, the problem with alerts is they only work a few times. Then it's like the, you know, the kid who cried wolf doesn't have an impact. You have to make it tangible by giving them a monetary payment or charging a higher price.”
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