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A similar program, Door to Doc, which includes a model hospitals can use to match staffing levels to peak-demand periods, was developed by Banner Health, a 21-hospital system based in Phoenix, Ariz., with 680,657 ER visits last year.
ERs Move to Speed Care; Not Everyone Needs a Bed Laura Landro 2011
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In essence, it would create incentives for the runway slots at peak-demand times to be filled with large-capacity planes meaning that more customers could travel during the aforementioned peak demand times.
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The government Wednesday asked those in the service area of Kansai Electric Power Co. to reduce use during the July 25 to Sept. 22 peak-demand period by at least 10% from last year's levels.
Japan Extends Power-Saving Push to Country's West Mitsuru Obe 2011
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Beware that your utility might have a policy that during peak-demand periods allows the company itself to remotely adjust your thermostat.
Save money on air conditioning by using a programmable thermostat, and maybe get the device for free 2010
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That means, during peak-demand periods when you've used lots of hot water, in heat-pump mode the GeoSpring will take longer to produce more hot water.
Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Review of the GE GeoSpring electric heat-pump water heater 2010
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First EnerNOC approaches a power company like Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), and offers the following deal: EnerNOC will guarantee to cut PG&E's demand by a given percent whenever the power company faces a peak-demand event.
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But what if consumer demand could be cut during peak-demand times?
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But what if consumer demand could be cut during peak-demand times?
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The Boise, Idaho-based utility uses the revenue from the surcharge to finance programs aimed at reducing energy consumption during peak-demand periods.
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These rebates would provide savings to consumers who reduce their electricity use during peak-demand hours but wouldn't penalize them for not changing their usage at other times.
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