 Electricity demand has increased due to industrialization and smart grid paradigm shift, leading to the need for revamped electrical power systems with new complications. Demand side management, DSM, programs offer solutions to improve reliability and financial performance of these systems, and a literature survey on their impacts on electrical power system reliability is presented, along with research gaps for future work. This article was authored by Hussain Jammajabar, Jashan Tay, Dhamani Shakh, and others.