Sentences with phrase «rates peak hours»

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In fact, in real terms the average wage peaked more than 40 years ago: The $ 4.03 - an - hour rate recorded in January 1973 has the same purchasing power as $ 22.41 would today.

Even lengthening trains to their limit at Euston during peak hours would increase seating capacity by just 24 %; insufficient in the face of 4 - 5 % annual growth rates, as experienced over the last ten years.

According to a 2008 study from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the existing grid could support 50 million new PHEV vehicles, assuming that drivers plug in during off - peak hours and allow their batteries to charge at a modest 120 - volt / 15 - amp rate.

And it will allow utilities to offer customers hour - by - hour rates, including incentives to run appliances and machines during off - peak times that might vary day to day, reducing demand spikes that can destabilize a grid.

The Geminids of 8 — 17 December are widely regarded as the most active and consistent annual meteor shower, with peak predicted rates of 100 shooting stars per hour under dark skies.

You can also set a charging timer so it begins charging in off - peak hours while you're asleep to save even more money if you get better electricity rates at 2 a.m..

Charge scheduling is ideal for individuals that have lower electricity rates during off - peak hours.

The cost savings are even greater when charging during off - peak hours, when electric rates are cheaper.

The battery charges in two hours with a 240 - volt charger or 14 hours with a 120 - volt charger with the ability to schedule charging to take advantage of off - peak rates.

While it won't let you drive (sorry James Bond wannabes), the MyFord Mobile app they're showing off at CES 2012 enables Focus Electric owners to manage how and when their cars charge at home, allowing you to set it so the car charges at night off peak hours with lower electric rates or override it to get your car charged up for an impending trip.

The AA has reported its busiest festive period in ten years and a peak figure of 4,000 breakdowns an hour on UK roads between midnight and 8.00 am on Monday January 4 — quadruple the usual hourly rate.

On peak flight days, occurring from mid-September to mid-October, counters may record more than 1,000 raptor sightings a day, seen at a rate of 150 hawks per hour.

With average electricity demand rising annually at 1.5 % -2 % and peak demand rising at around double that rate in some sections of the country (and remember that majority of the generating and T&D capacity is dedicated to meeting peak demand for a few hours each year)... we need to approach the electricity issue not only by considering the generating side of the equation but careful consideration of the rest of the pieces as well.

The Element Plus bulbs are rated at 9.8 W peak consumption, and offer 800 lumens of brightness (said to be the equivalent of a 60W incandescent bulb), with a color temperature range of 2700K to 6500K (essentially adjustable from warm yellow to cool white), and are said to last for up to 25,000 hours.

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 cost savings are even greater when charging during off - peak hours, when electric rates are cheaper.

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.

But the model also found that total demand would increase by 1 to 2 % as consumers took advantage of lower rates at off - peak hours.

Conversely, time - of - use rates, which apply higher electric rates during peak use hours, were simplistic enough for the average customer to understand and a more refined way to price electrical use, Rich said.

As a side note is the possibility of using EV's to push excess power out to the grid during peak daytime hours when the rates are higher and then recharging at nighttime when the rates are lower.

The colour field underneath the wind arrows shows the precipitation rate on a scale from 0 to 20 mm per hour, noting that peaks in rainfall intensity (which may have been far higher than 20 mm / hr at times in localised regions within the Hurricane circulation), are not resolved in this animation.

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.

Utilities across the country provide incentives, including rebates for EV charging equipment and reduced electricity rates during off - peak hours.

The Ontario Association of Food Banks in its recent 2016 «Hunger Report» noted: «Since 2006, hydro rates have increased at a rate of 3.5 times inflation for peak hours, and at a rate of eight times inflation for off - peak hours.

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).

Did you know the only way you can save money with a Smart Meter is if you are also offered time - of - use rates which let you control costs by running your appliances during off - peak hours?