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Shave The Peak So Far This Summer

Green Energy Consumers

We have sent six “Shave the Peak” alerts this summer, signaling high peak electric demand days. Shave the Peak is our program designed to inform people, via text and email alerts, how and when to reduce their power usage on days when the forecasted electric demand is above 22,000 MW.

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Why we sent a Shave the Peak Alert for July 6

Green Energy Consumers

On July 5, we sent thousands of our followers a “Shave the Peak” alert because of the high forecasted peak electric demand on July 6. Shave the Peak is our program designed to inform people, via text and email alerts, how and when to reduce their power usage on days when peak demand rises above 22,000 MW.

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Nissan testing peak-shaving services from Leaf EV to building

Green Car Congress

Nissan Motor introduced a trial setup in which a Leaf electric vehicle provides power for a limited time to a building during periods of its peak power demand (peak shaving). This is said to be the first attempt in Japan to use EVs at such a facility to curb power drawn from the conventional grid during peak consumption.

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How to "Shave the Peak" when the electric grid is dirtiest

Green Energy Consumers

Peak Alerts! Protect our climate by reducing your electricity use on weekdays from 5-8pm. Starting Tuesday, July 19th, 2022. According to Accuweather, we're headed for a prolonged stretch of hot weather through July 31st.

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Peak shaving and load shifting explained | EVBox

EV Box

As electric vehicle sales reach record numbers , more people are discovering electric mobility and the flexibility of charging a car while it is parked. Compared to having to go to a fuel station, the ability to start every day with a full battery is appealing to many.

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Valence Technology Supplying Batteries for Peak Shaving for Texas Smart Grid Project

Green Car Congress

Valence Technology’s energy solutions will be used to support peak shaving, whereby smart appliances like dishwashers and washing machines are efficiently utilized during peak demand hours.

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Pecan Street launches Texas’ first grid-connected vehicle-to-grid research and testing center

Green Car Congress

launched Texas’ first grid-tied vehicle-to-grid (V2G) testing center at its lab in Austin, turning electric vehicles into a dispatchable load shaving tool for the municipally-owned electric utility, Austin Energy. Austin, Texas-based energy research organization Pecan Street Inc.

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