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Energy management through Demand Response (DR) is one of the effective techniques, which can be implemented in a way beneficial to both the consumer and the utility in a smart grid environment. Generally, the maximum demand allowed by the utility and the penalty imposed, if used above the allowed limit, are taken as major parameters for the energy management in DR programs. This paper proposes a time...