peak usage

collocation in English

meaningsofpeakandusage

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peak
noun[C]
uk
/piːk/us
/piːk/
the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level ...
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usage
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/us
/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/
the way a particular word in a language, or a language in general, ...
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(Definition ofpeakandusagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Load management allows utilities to reduce demand for electricity duringpeakusagetimes, which can, in turn, reduce costs by eliminating the need for peaking power plants.
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The water level in the tower typically falls during thepeakusagehours of the day, and then a pump fills it back up during the night.
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Calcium for egg development - another hypothesis - does not appear to be a reason for geophagy during this period aspeakusageis after the hatching of eggs.
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There is a considerable difference betweenpeakusageand trough usage within a 24-hour cycle.
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That means that it must ensure that charges forpeakusagebear some relationship to opportunity costs where there is scarcity of capacity.
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The penalties they must pay to the energy provider forpeakusagecan be significantly reduced.
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This turns much of the world's underground water and lakes into finite resources withpeakusagedebates similar to oil.
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These are both areas of known traffic congestion during times ofpeakusage.
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Usage duringpeakusageperiods costs more and usage at slack periods is at a minimum.
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Daily traffic in 2010 is 30,000 trips a day atpeakusage, of which 4000 are pedestrians, 3000 cyclists, and 23,000 vehicles.
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The stadium held close to 18,000 at itspeakusage.
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But onpeakusagewas reached, with 72.9% of industrial workers on continuous schedules.
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We must restrict access to our free service duringpeakusagetimes to ensure the best possible experience for paid subscribers.
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This process can be repeated and generation usually occurs duringpeakusageperiods.
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