Impact of Demand Side Management (DSM) in the City of Cuenca on the Stage of a Smart City

In this article we present a scenario where the most important aspects of Demand Side Management (DSM) for the city of Cuenca are shown, involving moving from a model based on the consumption of petroleum derivatives to an employment model of renewable energy, assisted by telecommunications systems for process optimization. The scenario is aimed at identifying the aspects that must transcend in the planning by stages in order to reach a scenario where the generation of renewable energy prevails and the demand is also in line with these processes and is aimed at the use of clean energy in both residential and industrial consumption.