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| Domain | Definition |
Energy | See PEAK LOAD. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: PEAK DEMAND |
| Specialty definitions using "PEAK DEMAND": Load Leveling, Load Shedding ♦ Net summer capability. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Subsequently, peak demand is expected to continue at annual rates of six to eight percent. (references) | |
The reinforced Demand Side Management (DSM) program will reduce peak demand and maintain an optimum level of generating capacity with a reliable supply system. (references) | ||
Due to the slowdown in the economy, beginning in 1996, the growth of peak demand for electricity was 8.5 percent, well short of the 11.5 percent growth expected. (references) | ||
Economic History | Uae | In 2000, peak demand for water in the UAE reached 313 million gallons a day (mg/d). This figure is expected to double within the next 10 years, with demand for electricity also doubling to 14,600 MW from the current installed generating capacity of 7,600 MW. The UAE has spent over US $ 4.5 billion to develop power and water desalination over the past 3 years and will probably spend US $ 5 billion more over the next 2-4 years, with several projects in the pipeline. (references) |
Spain | Spain has about 46,000 Mw of installed capacity, while peak demand is only about 27,000 Mw. The sector is attracting a substantial amount of investment to modernize old plants and move to a new way of doing business. (references) | |
Nepal | However, even this higher level (6,000 seats per week) has not been enough to meet peak demand and problems will likely remain until Nepal's request for an "open skies" agreement with India is granted. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "PEAK DEMAND"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
French | période de consommation de pointe. (various references) | ||||
Greek | μέγιστη ζήτηση. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | eakpay emandday | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-d-e-e-k-m-n-p" | |
-2 letters: dampened. | |
-3 letters: amended, deadpan, kneaded, kneepad. | |
-4 letters: anadem, damned, damped, dampen, deaden, deaned, demand, demean, depend, madden, maenad, medaka, mended, peaked, pended. | |
-5 letters: adeem, adman, admen, akene, amend, apeak, apeek, apnea, daman, deked, edema, emend, ended, enema, knead, kneed, maned, menad, naked, named, paean, panda, paned, pekan. | |
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