Sentences with phrase «reduce peak period»

«We know from our experience with time of day pricing plans that our customers respond significantly to price signals and reduce peak period usage,» Hulet countered.

Not exact matches

Retailers also have become more efficient at scheduling more workers to be on duty during times when consumer traffic peaks, and reducing staff during slower periods.

With a contract now in place between Tesla and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), the battery «will help solve power outages, reduce intermittencies, and manage summertime peak load to support the reliability of South Australia's electrical infrastructure, providing enough power for more than 30,000 homes — approximately equal to the amount of homes that lost power during the blackout period last year,» Tesla said in a statement.

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.

«The good news is that these effects can be reduced by installing or improving fish passage devices, modifying dam operations during peak migration periods, changing the structure of the dam to reduce injury and mortality, and by dam removal,» Nieland said.

Adolescence is the key period for bone development, and poor development at this stage is linked to reduced peak bone mass (the amount of bone mass at the end of the skeletal maturation, around age 30), increased fracture risk and osteoporosis later in life.

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.

Investment in transit infrastructure also contributes to the livability of our cities and communities by reducing air pollution, reducing congestion (during peak commuting periods) and promoting urban land use patterns (that reduce energy use).

Start with a small amount of Ziwi Peak added to your pets» current food then gradually increase the amount Ziwi Peak, while reducing the other food over a period of at least 7 days.

The airline refers to its reduced - fare off - peak periods as the Saving Seasons.

Off - Peak travel dates for several regions of the world are changing and many of the changes reduce the period of time designated as off - pPeak travel dates for several regions of the world are changing and many of the changes reduce the period of time designated as off - peakpeak.

With a lifetime of ~ 10 years, spreading emissions over 30 - year period would of course reduce the peak atmospheric burden (though CH4 lifetime would presumably increase with higher CH4 concentration).

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.

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.

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.»

Now that those «few hundred years» are «gone» from the «stick», one wonders how many MORE «committee meetings» it will take to «remove the rest»... The «drop» into the present» 3 million year» long period of recurring glaciations was sufficiently «drastic» to «reduce» bio-forms that evolved within the previous ~ 200 Million year «Primary Peak» climate behavior.

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 %).

(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 --

-- 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 --

Figure 1: Drought periods in the Nile catchment area are indicated by the gray zones, During these times the amount of water in the Nile was reduced (peaks to the left in the curve), based on pollen analyses.

As a result, the peaks in California's snow melt and surface runoff are likely to be more pronounced and to occur earlier in the calendar year, increasing the duration of the warm - season low - runoff period and potentially reducing surface soil moisture.

Generally the solar they sell is peak rate power — generated when it is most needed, thus it doesn't impact on baseload power generation, but what it does do is reduce the need for far more expensive and carbon producing capacity to sit idle during off peak periods.

In addition, energy efficiency reduces the cost of meeting peak demand during periods of high temperatures and high prices.

An approach being researched by the content delivery network provider helps reduce the grid - connected load during peak demand periods, when electricity is most expensive.

Energy storage can save power generated from clean energy systems such as solar, wind and combined heat and power (CHP) for later use, enabling buildings to reduce their reliance on the power grid during peak demand periods when electricity rates are the highest.

Existing hydro power could be reserved as far as possible for generating in peak consumption periods, reducing the need for gas peaking power plants;

Some of them are also capable of reducing their electricity usage during peak periods and shift charging to non-peak times as part of utilities» demand response programs.