The long recharge time will thus not be an issue, and the electricity will be cheap, off-peak power.

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This would be a mistake, for unless consumers see fluctuations in prices (especially at peak times), they have no incentive to conserve power or shift their use off-peak.

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Solar power and other renewable energy sources can augment off-peak use too, further reducing energy costs.

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No other film artist operated as skillfully as he did under cover of darkness, and this seventy-nine-minute film noir from 1948 shows off his night vision at peak power.

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When temperatures are this extreme several days in a row, power companies scramble to manage peak demand, often urging consumers to turn off non-essential use of electricity.

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It installed more than 20, 000 smart meters, connected them via a fibre-optic network, launched a website to track power use and has started to offer pricing plans that encourage shifting consumption to off-peak hours.

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