Sentences with phrase «annual peak load»

It reflects the changes in the demand for electricity resulting from a utility DSM program that is in effect at the same time the utility experiences its annual peak load, as opposed to the installed peak load reduction capability (i.e., potential peak reduction).

Actual peak reduction: The actual reduction in annual peak load (measured in kilowatts) achieved by customers that participate in a utility demand - side management (DSM) program.

It should account for the regular cycling of energy efficient units during the period of annual peak load.

In the two years since the nuclear moratorium, the nation has urgently needed new baseload power plants to shoulder the country's annual peak load of 80 GW.

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Lastly, in a grid with 100 % renewable power production, the generation capacity would need to be ten times larger than the peak load, and excess electricity would surpass the EU annual electricity consumption.

In the case of a grid with 80 % renewables, the generation capacity needs to be six times larger than the peak load, while the excess electricity would be equal to 60 % of the EU's current annual electricity consumption.

In their program, certification required hitting an annual load at or below 4.75 thousand BTU per square foot per year or a peak load of 3.17 thousand BTU per hour per square foot.

That meant quantifying the goals, setting limits for annual and peak loads.

For the 2020 Medium scenario the countries studied showed an average annual wind capacity factor of 23 — 25 %, rising to 30 — 40 %, when considering power production during the 100 highest peak load situations — in almost all the cases studied, it was found that wind generation produces more than average during peak load hours.