What is electrical Peak Demand?
The electrical Peak Demand is the greatest amount of electricity that GUC must supply to all its customers at any given time, in any one month. Unfortunately, GUC does not actually know what the Peak Demand will be, when the Peak Demand period will occur, or when it has occurred until the month is over. GUC forecasts Peak Demand periods by analyzing anticipated unusually high or low temperatures, the current weather, average hourly industrial and residential usages, and known constant demands. GUC alerts its large customers of anticipated Peak Demand periods. ECU is one of many large customers receiving services from GUC in the region making Peak Demand prediction even harder. When ECU is alerted to a possible Peak Demand period, Facilities Services alerts you so that you can help reduce electrical demand. Because we do not know when the electrical utility will measure the Peak Demand, during some months, the weather may cause us to anticipate the potential for a Peak Demand period on
