That's a big number, because 8% to 12% of peak demand for power capacity comes during the busiest 1% of hours.

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There is a separate ministry for nonconventional energy, which has estimated the country's capacity to generate wind power at 45 gigawatts (peak), ten times current installed capacity.

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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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The disaster has reduced Tokyo Electric Power Company's capacity to about 34 gigawatts, 20-30% short of peak demand at this time of year, forcing the utility to schedule power cuts.

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