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Peak demand

Meaning in energy & renewables, with examples

nounCore term

In energy & renewables, peak demand means: The highest level of electricity demand in a given period, such as a day or a year, which the power system must be able to supply.

In Turkish: puant talep, pik talep, en yüksek talep

How it is used

Central to grid planning and tariffs. Peak demand rises, hits a record and is met, reduced or shifted. Peak hours are when prices are usually highest; off-peak hours are the cheaper rest of the day.

Example sentences

  1. Air conditioning pushes peak demand to a new record almost every July.

  2. The batteries help us cut the charges we pay for our peak demand.

Common collocations

  • meet peak demand
  • record peak demand
  • peak hours
  • reduce peak demand
  • off-peak
  • loadThe amount of electrical power that consumers or a device draw from the system at a given moment, or the equipment that uses that power.
  • demand responseChanging when or how much electricity consumers use in response to price signals or requests from the grid operator, for example reducing factory load during a peak.
  • tariffThe set of prices and rules that decides how much a customer pays for electricity or gas, for example per kWh, per month or by time of day.
  • baseloadThe minimum level of electricity demand that continues day and night, and the power plants that run almost all the time to supply it.
  • battery storageStoring electricity in large rechargeable batteries so it can be released later, for example during the evening peak or when the grid needs fast support.

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