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Peaking capacity

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001649

Capacity of generating equipment normally reserved for operation during the hours of highest daily, weekly, or seasonal loads. Some generating equipment may be operated at certain times as peaking capacity and at other times to serve loads on an around-the-clock basis.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001649
FieldEnergy
SubjectElectricity
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001649",
  "term": "Peaking capacity",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "Capacity of generating equipment normally reserved for operation during the hours of highest daily, weekly, or seasonal loads. Some generating equipment may be operated at certain times as peaking capacity and at other times to serve loads on an around-the-clock basis.",
  "subject": "Electricity",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/peaking-capacity/"
}

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