With a large build out of solar and wind the peak power load can be reduced because of the onsite usage of the power.

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We think that the solar array along with batteries will carry a lot of the peak load and mitigate that problem.

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Or they may increase the efficiency of the grid by consuming off-peak load and pushing more kilowatt-hours over the same infrastructure.

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The main objective of smart power meters is to lower the peak load and thus enable utilities to keep down their peak generating capacity.

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