Sentences with phrase «energy during peak hours»

Nest Thermostat can help you save energy during peak hours.

The Nest Thermostat can help you save energy during peak hours.

The Mars manufacturing plant simply contracted for the output of the system, providing them with a fixed price for energy during peak hours.

Ito's team found that customers initially responded to text messages asking them to conserve energy during peak hours but eventually started to ignore the alerts.

These customers use more energy during off - peak hours as the battery charges but save energy during peak hours, when the battery is discharged.

Not exact matches

In fact, the situation already leads to «curtailment» of solar production during peak hours, with thousands of megawatt - hours of potential energy simply getting turned off, even as other plants continue to produce.

The Powerpack project, a joint venture with local electricity provider, Southern California Edison (SCE), will support grid operation during peak hours and improve the integration of renewable energy resources.

It loads up on energy from the sun and from the electric grid during off - peak hours.

The organization also aims to contribute to the creation of a system or set of systems that would allow people to automatically pay for the use of both ride - sharing and car - sharing vehicles; for the insurance policies covering those vehicles; for the energy that those vehicles consume and the pollutants that they emit during a trip; and for traffic that the commuter contributes to by traveling during peak hours.

«Tesla Powerpack will charge using renewable energy from the Hornsdale Wind Farm and then deliver electricity during peak hours to help maintain the reliable operation of South Australia's electrical infrastructure,» Tesla said in a press release.

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services, which manages properties and resources for city agencies, received $ 9.3 million for cutting back on energy use during peak demand hours last summer.

NYPA and the MTA are activating an energy reduction program during peak hours as the region experiences an extended heat wave.

The new system is also designed to allow a PHEV to use its battery as an energy storage device, enabling the car to hold electrical energy in the battery while the grid has surplus power (during off - peak hours, for example) and contribute its surplus energy back to the grid when the latter needs more power to meet peak demand, Su says.

Customers could track their consumption and opt to buy more energy during off - peak hours, when it is cheaper and more plentiful.

«If we were to connect the array's output to the single resistive element found in a conventional hot water heater, it would operate at peak efficiency for only a brief period, and waste much of the energy during the hours when the incoming current was poorly matched to the resistive element,» says Hunter Fanney, the co-inventor of the system.

Xu says he thinks utilities will appreciate a product that helps limit energy consumption during peak hours, helping avoid blackouts and the need to buy energy from other utilities in extremely high demand situations.

We know the peak hours for schools in terms of energy usage are during the day, so we look for deals which provide the best market prices to suit your timetable.

Major transit investments contribute to the livability of communities by reducing air pollution, offering additional travel capacity during periods of congestion (including peak commuting hours), and promoting compact urban land use patterns that reduce energy use.

The more energy used during peak hours, the more carbon emissions from these plants, the worse it is for our environment.

During peak hours, when the grid experiences a surge in usage, it's forced to use energy from outdated power plants that release far more carbon emissions than regular plants (sometimes up to 10 times more).

It will store energy generated at a big wind farm and deliver power during peak hours in South Australia.

Some utilities offer incentives for using less energy, while others have different pricing for different times of day where energy consumed during peak hours is more expensive.

This tariff incentivises generation during peak demand hours and will allow the plant to capitalise on the dispatchable energy that CSP technology can offer to the grid.»

This is because the utility separates the day into «peak» and «off peak» hours, and charges different rates for energy used during each time period.

The logic is this will save utilities money by keeping dirty gas - fired power plants offline during peak energy demand times because it is expensive to fire them up daily for just a few hours of additional energy.

The larger problem is that the energy can be produced on - demand with the coal but with PV it is produced during peak sunlight hours which in the UK is about 6 hours per day in the summer and 2 hours per day in the winter.

When energy usage is highest, the wind farm will complement existing power sources to ensure the area has enough power during peak hours.

Some utilities will also pay more for electricity from home solar during peak hours and the energy storage system can also send electricity back to the grid during those times to maximize your electric bill savings.

Protect energy retailers from energy price peaks by facilitating access to stored energy and interruptible loads through automatically discharging energy or removing demand, to reduce costs during peak price hours.

As utilities continue to adopt mechanisms like time - of - use charges (where electricity costs more during certain parts of the day — usually during peak - use hours) your energy storage system can make sure you're using its power instead of the power from the grid.

The basic premise of demand response — utilities charge large energy users a lower rate year - round in exchange for powering down during peak hours — has existed for decades.

Molten - salt energy storage will be used to store energy for a few hours in order to generate power during the evening peak load.

Pumping that fresh water to more populated regions could be done during peak hours, thus not using any of the stored energy.

Time - of - use (TOU) rates, even without net energy metering, could change the value proposition in places like California and Texas because solar output is «so in line with peak pricing, especially during those late afternoon summer hours,» he said.

Deepwater Wind is also proposing an optional energy storage component, which would make Revolution Wind capable of delivering clean energy to Connecticut utilities when it's needed most, during peak hours of demand on the regional electric grid — even when the wind isn't blowing.

Its new approach requires that «a certain percent of energy delivered to customers during peak load hours must be derived from clean energy sources.»

In contrast, customers who were charged more for electricity during peak - demand hours formed longer - term habits that reduced energy consumption during those times.

The Leaf itself comes with a charge timer — so I can still plug it in and set it to charge later in the evening if I want to be conscientious to Duke Energy (utilities prefer you charge during off - peak hours, and some will even give you cheaper rates for doing so).

To date, Rush Hour Rewards has helped achieve an incredible 55 % reduction in energy use during peak times.

Whether it's a thermostat that learns your family's habits or a dishwasher that only runs during off - peak energy hours, smart home appliances and devices can go a long way in helping curb your family's energy demands.