"We're coming off peak earnings in 2000 with the lowest payout ratios ever, " Arnott says.
They will run every 10 minutes in peak time from Lisburn train station and every 20 to 30 minutes off peak.
So you know real time, if you are a low mileage, safe driver who only travels during off peak times, your trade-in price will be more.
Off-peak pricing is normally around half as much as on-peak, but peak pricing can be as much as 10 times higher than off-peak in some parts of the country.
ScotRail added that it hoped to freeze off peak fares from 2013 through until the end of its franchise in 2015, provided the Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation remained below 3.5% per annum.
However, the real money saver is you can get peak and off-peak carnets to mix and match your tickets.
If traffic congestion can be compared to water flowing through a sink drain, then a congestion toll is like the handle on the spigot -- it increases during times of peak road use, decreases during off-peak times, and is adjusted in real time to keep traffic flowing smoothly.
If you go home regularly on the train after 7pm it will save you a considerable amount of money if you get a peak-fare carnet for the morning and an off-peak one for the evening.
At the moment some peak time services have empty seats on them while the first off-peak train is extremely over-crowded as passengers wait for the cheaper fares.
Only about 20% of that capacity is generally available during peak demand periods (about 5:00pm), while average generation during off-peak time averages about 40% of capacity.
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.
Like season tickets, the price of off-peak returns has been capped by government since privatisation.
The government hopes auctioning the slots will reduce delays by spreading out flights to off-peak times.
But it pledged to freeze the price of off-peak fares in 2014 and 2015.
Off-peak train fares will rise 1% below inflation from 2016, the Scottish government has said.
Smart meters will better inform consumers of their energy consumption and increase off-peak tariff usage.
With sweeping deregulation, electricity suppliers would offer consumers price breaks for using electricity during off-peak hours.
Off-peak electricity is used to pull the cars to the top of a hill.
Ending free off-peak parking in the centre of Leeds has been provisionally approved by councillors.
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Poverty too could be better addressed by targeted subsidies, off-peak discounts and other measures.
The TransMilenio buses are horribly overcrowded even at off-peak times, attracting muggers and pickpockets.
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Therefore, a family can reduce their CO2 footprint even further by off-peak electricity usage.
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Regulated fares, which include season tickets and off-peak intercity journeys, make up half of all fares.
It makes sense that people will voluntarily wait to run their clothes dryer until cheaper off-peak hours.
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Solar power and other renewable energy sources can augment off-peak use too, further reducing energy costs.
On top of this, new charging models are coming out, based on lifestyle and rewards for off-peak consumption.
But many I've spoken to fear that off-peak prices may increase without a corresponding reduction in peak fares.
The long recharge time will thus not be an issue, and the electricity will be cheap, off-peak power.
Drivers have been assured any work will be confined to off-peak periods between 09:30 GMT and 14:30 GMT.
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