demand-side

[dih-mand-sahyd, -mahnd-]

adjective

Economics.

1. of or relating to an economic policy that treats consumer demand as the chief determinant of the economy.

Other Word Forms

• demand-sider noun

Example Sentences

“There is no question that the battery fleet that has grown rapidly since 2020, along with the state’s expanding portfolio of other supply and demand-side resources, has been a real game changer for reliability during summer periods of peak demand,” said Elliot Mainzer, CAISO’s president and chief executive.

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Analysts agree that more demand-side support from policymakers would be needed to prop up the economy.

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Phillips said expanding the tax credit — as well as housing vouchers “and other supply- and demand-side subsidies” — would help, but they will serve fewer people and cost more “if we don’t address the housing scarcity problem.”

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Tobin questions the need for more demand-side incentives, suggesting that when interest rates fall, demand will naturally increase.

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The item calls for greater transparency from the PUC, including better reporting around what is driving costs, and a review of demand-side management programs that affect customer usage.

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