peaking power plant

Peaking power plants operate only during times of peak demand.

As such, it will serve a peaking power plant.

Those that have limited amounts of water may operate as peaking power plants.

Peaking power plants meet the daily peak load, which may only be for one or two hours each day.

The power station is operated as a peaking power plant working for about 8 hours per day.

Enron was getting ready to build a peaking power plant in California last October.

Its ability to quickly adjust to power demand makes it a peaking power plant.

It is also an alternative to building a peaking power plant that would be needed for only a few days when supply is limited.

The process is repeated as needed, primarily with the facility serving as a peaking power plant.

This accounts for most of the unused capacity of peaking power plants.

Most grid peaking power plants and some off-grid engine-generators use natural gas.

Other energy storage systems can provide for using the energy at times of peak demand rather than run a separate peaking power plant.

Zimin, I think it's a combination of shrinking supply and new peaking power plants demands.

It has found wide use including peaking power plants, fast ferries and high speed cargo ship applications.

This process repeats as needed and allows the plant to serve as a peaking power plant.

In addition, peaking power plants also often require hours to bring on-line, presenting challenges should a plant go off-line unexpectedly.

It serves mostly as a peaking power plant and is the largest hydroelectric power station in Indonesia.

Peaking power plants include hydroelectric and gas turbine power plants.

The base load can equally well be met by the appropriate quantity of intermittent power sources and peaking power plant.

It is a peaking power plant, particularly constructed to cater for the growth in Victoria's summer electricity demand, and can be rapidly activated when required.

Morris said that 'clean coal' plants are the future of peaking power plants because the U.S. has abundant supply.

Load-leveling reduces the maximum power which a plant must be able to generate, reducing capital cost and the need for peaking power plants.

Exelon normally operates the Riverside Generating Station as a peaking power plant.

Hydroelectric power plants can operate as base load, load following or peaking power plants.

A peaking power plant (or peaker) is a power station that only runs during high demands of electricity throughout the day during peak hours.