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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We are excited to offer the Power Max, as it accomplishes this objective: a superior product at nearly half the price of the current products on the market.

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Customers and consumers alike have asked for a fully mobile wireless charging experience, and it is our objective to deliver it through the power of PC.

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That certainly was a laudable objective, but it begged the question of how Saddam had managed to remain in power for decades.

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The objective here is to satisfy concerns and to earn the trust of those communities that would host future nuclear power power plants or their spent fuel.

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