1 Department of Energy South Africa Policy to support the Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management Program for the Electricity Sector through the Standard Offer Incentive Scheme 20 May 2010 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 5 2 Legislative provisions for EEDSM ....................................................................................... 5 3 Objectives of the EEDSM Policy ......................................................................................... 6 4 Role of the regulator in facilitating EEDSM ...................................................................... 6 5 Stipulation of the energy efficiency resource standard .................................................. 7 6 Standard offer model .......................................................................................................... 7 7 Energy efficiency interventions s...