Demand is estimated to peak at 55gw, which leaves room for basic energy-saving measures, like using less air-conditioning and lighting, to avert a power crunch with capacity to spare.

在用电高峰期估计需要550亿瓦，这为基本的能源节约方式留有空间，比如更少使用空调和照明，以节余的电量来避免电力危机。

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Customers have no incentive to conserve power when it is scarce during times of peak demand, so generating firms have to build lots of spare capacity to cope with surges in consumption.

未将零售价与供求关系挂钩，就无法在负荷达到峰值、电量稀缺时激励用户节约用电，所以发电厂不得不留出大量的闲置产能以防用电量的激增。

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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.

智能电表的主要目的是降低峰值负荷，从而使电厂能够降低峰值发电功率。

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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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