In terms of energy use, peak demand describes a period of simultaneous, strong consumer demand or a period of highest demand in a billing period.

Off peak Peak demand is considered to be the opposite to off peak hours when power demand is usually low.

Peak load Peak demand, peak load or on peak are terms used in energy demand management describing a period in which electrical power is expected to be provided for a sustained period at a significantly higher than average supply level.

Natural gas fueled power stations can be fired up rapidly and are therefore often utilized at peak demand times.

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Not only will battery powered vehicles draw power from the electricity grid during recharging, but, when parked, they can also feed additional power back into the grid during periods of peak demand.

Historically, the growth rate for electricity demand has outstripped that for other forms of energy.

Peak demand is used to refer to a historically high point in the sales record of a particular product.

We know how to build power systems, design modern cooking stoves, and meet energy demand efficiently.

Well, I think out ahead of us a few decades is peak gas, and beyond that, peak renewables.

The Government of Pakistan has launched a 25 year energy security plan to respond to that high growth rate and to meet the rising demand for energy.

In fact, demand for clean energy was exploding worldwide.

Energy is, of course, the bloodline of any society, reflected in the correlation between energy demand and income.

These electrons often, but not always, exhibit a peak in their energy distribution, and are preferentially aligned along the local direction of the magnetic field.

The isotopes used in food irradiation (cobalt 60, caesium 137) both have energy peaks below this cutoff and thus cannot induce radioactivity in the food.

One downside to China s rapid growth is its rising demand for energy and the increased CO2 emissions that accompany it.

It is projected that world energy demand will continue to grow rapidly in the coming decades.

Global demand for energy, raw materials, and food is increasingly influenced by rising demand in China and India, whose combined population is 2.5 billion.

We believe that nuclear energy, when produced in accordance with safety and environmental procedures, can be a useful way of meeting the increasing energy demand worldwide.

Keep in mind that global energy demand will double by 2050.

We are experiencing a step change in the growth rate of energy demand due to rising population and economic development.

The peak to peak voltage, being twice this, is about 340 volts.

And, given rising global demand for oil, particularly in developing countries, energy import prices will remain high.

The increase in energy demand has already led to power shortages in the oil producing countries, which are expected to reduce exports this summer.

At the same time, demand response is a component of smart energy demand, which also includes energy efficiency, home and building energy management, distributed renewable resources, and electric vehicle charging.

MJ So we've analyzed the hour by hour power demand and supply, looking at solar, wind, using data for California.

Huge investments worth trillions of euros will be needed to meet global energy requirements.

After 2015, easily accessible supplies of oil and gas probably will no longer keep up with demand.

Demographic trends and intensified industrialization have caused electric power demand to grow by 8 per year.

Unfettered growth in energy demand will clearly have serious consequences for the climate as well.

The International Energy Agency s 2010 World Energy Outlook foresees a rise in global energy demand of 40 by 2030 an unforgiving reality that is most tangibly felt in developing countries, particularly in Asia.

If so stimulated, the domestic energy market for cheap, low carbon energy would be a massive force multiplier in the US or any economy.

The reasons for this have not changed rising demand for energy, alongside concerns about climate change, volatile fossil fuel prices, and the security of energy supplies.

So measures to deal with energy security must address the demand side even more than the supply side.

Moreover, fossil fuels are required to produce electricity as well, both to meet demand and to compensate for the intermittency of renewable energy systems such as wind or solar power.

Applications The main use of this technology is in residential buildings where the demand for hot water has a large impact on energy bills.

Costs are falling and are likely to fall even further as innovation accelerates and global energy demand continues to rise.

In many places, however, the gains made by tighter regulations and improved energy efficiency and pollution control technologies have been offset by the increase in traffic (vehicle miles travelled) and the demand for energy.

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This emphasis on the supply side (increasing access to energy fuel) has obscured cheaper and possibly more beneficial actions on the demand side (cutting energy consumption by changing people s behavior).

Noting that the global demand for energy continues to rise, while recognizing that the share of energy derived from new and renewable resources remains considerably below its significant potential, and underscoring in this regard the need to tap new and renewable sources of energy,

Iran s energy demand will exceed its supply, possibly reducing or even eliminating its oil export capacity in the near future.

Meanwhile, global demand for energy will soar as the economies of China, India, Brazil, and other countries grow.

Meeting this demand in a sustainable manner will require drastically increasing the efficiency with which energy is produced, delivered and used.

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