尽管中国在夏季用电高峰期前就开始努力对付电力短缺问题，但是用电需求预计增加更多。
As China grapples with power shortages ahead of the summer peak consumption season, electricity demand is expected to grow even further.
电力公司总是保留一些备用发电能力，而在这用电需求突然下降的一个小时中，供电公司的涡轮发电机会继续工作，为一小时后的用电新高峰做准备。
Power companies always keep spare capacity and will keep their turbines spinning through this unpredictable fall in demand in preparation for when people turn their lights back on again.
住宅的需求——管理策略试图通过在用电高峰期主动管理消费者的需求，或者鼓励消费者作为其需求的共同管理者，来解决这一问题。
Residential demand-management strategies seek to address this by either actively managing consumer demand, or encouraging consumers to act as co-managers of their demand, during peak times.
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