Sentences with phrase «peak periods demand»

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In place of schedules, you provide economic incentives for working during peak - demand periods in high - traffic areas.

The Arizona project was called out due to its load shifting nature — allowing for solar power to be used during the early evening peak demand period.

Growth of non-farm GDP over the latest four quarters for which we have data was just over 4 per cent; domestic demand, while slowing a little from its most recent peak, expanded by 5 1/2 per cent over that period; employment growth over the past year has been around trend, though lower in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained close to the lower end of the range in which it has fluctuated over the past two decades.

Fannie May's peak period is from October to February, with its products most in demand during the Christmas holiday season.

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced that the country will enjoy stable power supply in the coming weeks as Ghana's electricity generation capacity now exceeds demand at peak periods.

The 110megawatts excess is at peak periods when demand rises to 1,800 megawatts.

He maintains that some combination of new generators and new transmission lines could be ready in time to cope with summer 2016, the first peak demand period that power - hungry New York City and Long Island would face without both reactors.

Given the right financial incentives, though, many households may accept smart grid strategies that let utilities reduce power consumption in homes at peak periods of demand, when wholesale electricity prices are highest, some analysts conclude.

Access to our electronic services, and hence, your brokerage Account, may be limited or unavailable during periods of market volatility, peak demand, systems upgrades, maintenance or for other reasons.

Holiday homes in Palm Cove are an extremely popular type of accommodation option now so it is advisable to book well ahead in advance for your next Great Barrier Reef vacation especially over the peak season, school holidays and special event periods as these homes are in high demand for wedding groups, girls weekend getaways, boys fishing and golfing weekends and the normal big family or group holiday retreat.

Reports from Choice fans suggest that instead they increased points at participating hotels in high - demand periods instead, making it more expensive to redeem during peak season or on weekends in tourist destinations.

While the nonstop LAX - RUH flights will only be limited to the month of August to accommodate market demand during the airline's peak period, the service is expected to be restored in the future to fulfil the needs of Saudi students, the diplomatic community as well as business travellers who prefer to fly nonstop to the Saudi capital.

However, during peak winter months (between Christmas and Easter) it is best to make arrangements in advance due to high demand and the possibility of sold - out periods.

A lot of the systems design that people are looking at — like Christopher Clack — even if you can get the renewables up to 80 percent, then you have a piece there probably natural gas «peakers» [power plants that run in periods of high electricity demand], at least based on current technology, are way cheaper than any [energy] storage.

For example, if nuclear is providing 20 % of electric generation, it can be run at steady baseline, maximizing fuel efficiency, while all the other variable demand can be met with solar and wind based power that has been fed into storage systems during the peak periods.

The Lancey electric space heater allows users to charge its battery during off - peak hours and use the electricity for heating during peak demand periods.

«Off - peak charging benefits the service providers by lessening peak electricity demand, but off - peak periods may not align with the availability of low - emission sources of electricity like wind and solar power.

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.

A peaker plant, he said, is built to supplement generation at peak demand periods.

«Demand ratchets» represent the extra costs businesses pay based on peak demand, which is often measured by the top 15 minutes of usage during any billing pDemand ratchets» represent the extra costs businesses pay based on peak demand, which is often measured by the top 15 minutes of usage during any billing pdemand, which is often measured by the top 15 minutes of usage during any billing period.

That coincided with the period of peak demand a very hot day (near record temperatures).

Those batteries could be stitched together to store energy for peak demand periods, a secondary market that could bring down the initial cost of plug - in vehicles.

Peaking capacity runs a few times a year for short periods to help electricity systems meet peak demand.

The reason is that the interconnectors can then be sized to average (demand - reduced) consumption, rather than peak consumption, and storage can be sized for a shorter period because power can be brought in from further away at the reduced rate.

The power will be delivered from SolarReserve's 150 MW (135 MW net) Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Aurora project in Port Augusta that will have eight hours of solar energy storage daily to deliver into the late afternoon and evening hours to meet South Australia's peak electricity demand periods.

He pointed to the «Regional Electric Reliability Options Study» by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office, which concluded a reduction in natural gas supplies will not lead to peak winter demand period electric system «deficiencies» through 2030, under existing market conditions.

Generation fueled by natural gas and petroleum supplemented the baseload generators during peak and intermediate periods of demand.

(F) Megawatts from a demonstrated and assured minimum of distributed solar electric generation capacity in instances where peak period and peak demand conditions are directly related to solar radiation and accompanying heat.

It allows renewable sources such as wind and solar power to operate at full capacity during peak generation periods by storing excess energy until it is needed to meet later demand.

(5) The term «peak demand reduction» means the reduction in annual peak demand as compared to a previous baseline year or period, expressed in Megawatts (MW), whether accomplished by --

It has been estimated that around one quarter of the revenue earned by Australia's electricity generators — and nearly all their profits — come from a short period — between 36 and 100 hours — of «super peaks» of demand that push wholesale electricity prices beyond $ 5,000 per megawatt hour or more.

The intention is to shift consumption away from high demand periods through a price signal mechanism telling customers that they can save money by using electricity during off - peak hours.

Other public utility commissions in other states are also considering mandating time of use rate plans as a way of reducing periods of peak demand that necessitate capital upgrades to grid infrastructure

These prices have been influenced by mild summer temperatures (with fewer and shorter high - price peak periods), reduced demand and the growing deployment of rooftop solar PV, and the increasing capacity of connected wind farms, «the lower operating costs of which put downwards pressure on spot prices.»

Naturally, the solar generation has the potential to shave off peak energy consumption in the heat of the day, but it can also be pushed through into high - demand evening hours and can last through cloudy periods.

In a significant statement, a substantial majority express willingness to reduce usage during peak demand (69 %) and peak price periods (68 %) and would opt into a program to obtain electricity from renewable sources from their utility (86 %).

Assuming that 50 % (50 kWh) could be made available to share with the grid, it could become a smart way to store enough REs for low production / peak demand periods.

To deal with this, utilities can adopt a regime of rolling blackouts during periods of peak demand — a common feature of Third World power systems, and a feature of the First World if environmentalists have their way.

(2) the goal described in paragraph (1) can be met or exceeded by lessening the difference between the periods of lowest and highest electricity demand, with particular focus on reducing the frequency and severity of peak demand periods, using smart grid and demand response technologies, practices, and activities, including --

-- The term «demand reduction» means the reduction in annual peak demand as compared to a previous baseline year or period, expressed in megawatts.

-- In accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary shall identify options to reduce energy use by water treatment and delivery systems during peak electric demand periods, including through --

In the «low» scenario, where peak demand remains unchanged over a 10 - year period, a demand - response dollar spent in Massachusetts returns $ 3.26 back to consumers.

The peak load time period is intentionally variable and built around the hour of each day that has the highest peak demand, Zingale said.

The CPUC would be required to increase the percentage of electricity output delivered by clean resources by 5 % in 2020 and by 6 % «every third year thereafter until December 31, 2029, or until 40 % of demand during the peak load time period is supplied by clean peak resources,» the bill reads.

The time period, also set by the CPUC, would be defined as the four - hour period that includes the one hour prior to and the two hours following the peak demand hour.

The electricity from the coal - fired power plant will be utilized during the high peak demand periods of the summer season to ensure security of supply at a reasonable cost.

Furthermore, he added, Cape Wind - generated electricity is available at peak demand periods and, even at the PPA rate, often beats the peak period spot market rate.

Also keep in mind that peak periods under TOU and demand tariffs don't often align particularly well with PV output.

The duck curve shows a major drop in electric load in midday when solar hits its peak, swamping the grid at a period of low demand and potentially pushing net load below the point where older baseload plants can ramp down to compensate.

Microgrids also can help ease strain on the central grid during periods of peak demand.