Sentences with phrase «peak energy usage»

They'll also be able to access CO and smoke alerts and peak energy usage events.

Not exact matches

According to Nest, powering air conditioners during peak times accounts for just 1 percent of all energy usage — but can often take up the lion's share of an individual energy bill.

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.

During peak hours, when the grid experiences a surge in usage, it's forced to use energy from outdated power plants that release far more carbon emissions than regular plants (sometimes up to 10 times more).

EPA also set basic criteria to highlight on the ENERGY STAR product finder products capable of supporting demand response; this «connected» functionality allows products to reduce their electricity usage during peak periods and shift charging to non-peak times.

For instance, if the customer is billed under Time of Use rates, in order to understand how much a solar installation will reduce their utility bill, it is essential to understand how much energy they consume during peak demand times when energy is more expensive, and how those usage patterns intersect with the amount of energy their solar array is likely to be producing at different times.

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

Optimizing energy usage allows us to reduce demand on the grid strategically, ultimately reducing the peak level of demand when the grid is most strained and expensive to run.

The project has reduced household energy consumption by up to 15.2 % and office building consumption by up to 22.8 % through demand response (DR) testing during peak times of electricity usage.

While Moody's Analytics continues to forecast 2 percent growth per year (or so) in the economy every year in New England, such growth no longer appears to require a corresponding growth in either peak or annual energy usage in the region, a shift that appears to have been captured in CELT 2018.

0.13 GW DSBR scheme contracts with large energy users, paying them to reduce their usage during peak demand.

«Another example could be smart thermostats that optimize AC usage to reduce overall energy consumption and can be enrolled in AC cycling programs to target peak reduction,» Tolbert said.

Under ComEd's proposal, residential customers» energy charges would remain the same, $ 0.045 / kWh, but all other charges would be based on peak usage.

New England is facing other challenges apart from a dip in peak demand and energy usage: possible impacts to reliability due to increasing reliance on natural gas and a lack of infrastructure.

On the residential side, Finkel expressed a need to reward rooftop solar and energy storage owners for shifting electricity usage to off - peak times.

If the only problem were peak oil and there was no AGW, then we could go ahead and burn as much oil as we like, with the only challenge being to reduce our usage as supplies plateau and decline and we transition to other energy sources — including other fossil fuels.

An additional benefit of energy storage is to reduce peak - usage charges on your utility bill.

Saturday's decision comes as the government scrambles to shore up its energy supply, to avert power shortages during the summer months, when usage is at its peak.

The Atom line is designed for low energy usage, not peak performance, so no one should expect it to perform well on benchmarks.

On a hot day, when energy usage approaches high rates during peak periods, the network executes a rolling shut - down of air conditioners on a store's roof — a few turn off while the rest run, then fire back up and others shut off.

Just looking at the peak summer months, air conditioning alone accounts for about half of the nation's energy usage.