Sentences with phrase «used during peak hours»

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

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I use this flexibility to my advantage to accomplish my objectives during my peak hours.

Existing toll lanes on the highway system are reserved for buses, emergency vehicles and car - pooling vehicles with three or more passengers; cars with two passengers can pay to use the road during peak hours.

The report from Sandvine, a company that sells Internet traffic - management systems, finds that Netflix use accounts for 33 percent of all downstream traffic in North America during the peak hours between 9 p.m. and 12 a.m.. By contrast, Amazon and Hulu only account for 1.8 percent and 1.4 percent of downstream traffic, respectively.

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.

• Line busting & Queue Busting: Using a mobile device in this way increases overall efficiency by giving managers and staff the opportunity to take orders from customers while they are waiting in line during peak hours, and additionally speeds up the check - out process.

A limit on the number of emails that can be sent via the «Write Your Rep» web form system (the software that a majority of Representatives use to power their web forms) is being imposed during peak email traffic hours.

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.

He also said former Mayor Mike Bloomberg's plan to reduced traffic congestion in Manhattan — by charging drivers in heavily used areas $ 8 during peak hours — wasn't fair to the outer boroughs.

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.

If you do intermittent fasting and eat one to two meals per day in a 4 - 6 hour eating window and use MCT oil in coffee and teas during the fasting period you can peak your ketones around 16 - 20 hours into the fast.

The people who heated their muscles maintained a higher peak power output during their second workout (two hours after the first one) and replenished muscle glycogen faster than those who used cooling.

(Good to use during site peak hours:

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.

Please limit your visit to one hour during times of peak use.

If you need to visit the centre of Cape Town use the scenic Chapman's Peak route for only a 45 - minute drive during the early morning rush hour.

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).

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.

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

It gives consumers a choice, for example, between running a dishwasher during peak demand and paying 9 cents per kilowatt - hour for electricity and running it at 3 a.m. using 5 cents electricity.

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.

To calculate this charge, Rocky Mountain Power would look at a household's electrical use for an entire month, find the hour in which power use peaked, and then multiply the kilowatts of power used during that single hour by $ 9.02.

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

It also directs those with battery storage or EVs to charge with renewables - generated electricity during the low - priced super off - peak period and use it during on - peak hours, he added.

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.

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.

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.

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

For road travel, off - peak urban diesel buses are the worst, going down to conventional gasoline sedans — they used a Toyota Camry; using a Prius would've increased the differences between SUVs and pickups still more — with travel during peak hours on a diesel bus coming out well below these.

Think about the power use during the day, most countries use more power during business / daytime hours than during the night, which requires alot of peaking plants to supply that power.

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

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?

Avoid using appliances during peak hours: The peak hours of the day are typically during daily business hours when there is a very high demand of electricity.