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Money for Nothing / Severin Borenstein, Haas Business School, UC Berkekey, EU energy policy blog, 14/05/2014http://www.energypolicyblog.com/2014/05/14/money-for-nothing/Since the beginning of electricity grids, demand has fluctuated and supply has been made to follow along. But for decades, economists and some grid engineers have dreamed of having demand play a more active role in balancing the system. With increasing use of intermittent renewable energy resources, now is the time to make that demand-response dream come true. But we can only get there if we clear up a common misconception in the world of electricity policy...