# Demand response and vehicle-to-grid: Overview

Storing energy by changing when we use it

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_demand_flex/overview/

What this tile covers Storing energy by shifting when it is used: smart appliances, pre-cooling and parked EVs.

#### Key facts

| **Duration** | Hours |
|---|---|

#### Included from the reference tables

- Demand response
- Vehicle-to-grid
- Pre-heating, pre-cooling and timed water heaters

#### Also in Electrical and system
[SC Capacitors and supercapacitors](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_supercaps/)[SMES Superconducting magnetic storage](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_smes/)[NR Natural reservoirs](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_natural_stores/)

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 More on this tile in the tabs above: science and technology, engineering and performance, economics, impact and additionality, what to track.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_demand_flex/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_demand_flex/correlation/index.md)
- [Science and technology](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_demand_flex/sg-sci/index.md)
- [Engineering and performance](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_demand_flex/sg-eng/index.md)
- [Economics](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_demand_flex/sg-econ/index.md)
- [Impact and additionality](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_demand_flex/sg-impact/index.md)
- [What to track](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_demand_flex/tracking/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_demand_flex/links/index.md)