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peak shaving

peak shaving noun: the management by a utility of its demand for electricity over time, to reduce spikes in usage.

Noun

peak shaving (uncountable)

  1. The management by a utility of its demand for electricity over time, to reduce spikes in usage.

Questions about peak shaving

What does peak shaving mean?
Peak shaving means the management by a utility of its demand for electricity over time, to reduce spikes in usage.
What part of speech is peak shaving?
Peak shaving is a noun.

Words near peak shaving in the dictionary

  1. peak oil
  2. peak organisation
  3. peak organisations
  4. peak season
  5. peak seasons
  6. peak shaving
  7. peak torque
  8. peak torques
  9. peak trans
  10. peak transed
  11. peak transes

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