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California’s primary energy policy and planning agency
The highest electrical demand within a particular period of time. Daily electric peaks on weekdays occur in late afternoon and early evening. Annual peaks occur on hot summer days.
Industry:Energy
The electric load that corresponds to a maximum level of electric demand in a specified time period.
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A power generating station that is normally used to produce extra electricity during peak load times.
Industry:Energy
A nickname for a power generating station that is normally used to produce extra electricity during peak load times.
Industry:Energy
A power generator used by a utility to produce extra electricity during peak load times.
Industry:Energy
A heterogeneous mixture of partly decomposed organic matter that has accumulated in a water saturated environment over a very long period of time. Peat geologically is considered a very young form of coal and has a heating value of 6,600 Btu/pound in situ. California has minor peat resources.
Industry:Energy
The measurement of water vapor through different materials measured in perm-inch (mass of water vapor moving through a unit area in unit time).
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