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peak demand

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peak demand
The maximum rate of consumption of water or electric power that a utility provides a customer.


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The entire electrical system must be sized to meet peak demand - which means it's oversized most of the time, with a lot of expensive capacity sitting idle.
Byline: Daily Star Staff Summary: <p>Iran will cease diesel exports from September as it starts to build inventories ahead of the peak demand period starting in the autumn, an official from the state's production and supply arm said.
An indicator of how well you are managing peak demand is the Load Factor.
 
 
 
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