The use of stored electricity or gas (especially produced when demand is low) to boost the supply at peak periods and reduce the output level required at those times; also as adjective.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Wright County (Clarion, Iowa) Monitor.
Definition of peak shaving in US English:
peak shaving
noun
The use of stored electricity or gas (especially produced when demand is low) to boost the supply at peak periods and reduce the output level required at those times; also as adjective.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Wright County (Clarion, Iowa) Monitor.