Scribd
Upload
18 views3 pages

Understanding Peaking Generation Systems

Peaking generation is electricity generation that is used during peak hours, often late afternoon and early evening, to meet high demand. It is provided by power plants like gas turbines, gas engines, hydropower and batteries that can ramp up and down quickly in response to changing loads. Peaking units must be flexible to turn on and off and ramp power levels up or down rapidly.

Uploaded by

sharon kemigisha
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
18 views3 pages

Understanding Peaking Generation Systems

Peaking generation is electricity generation that is used during peak hours, often late afternoon and early evening, to meet high demand. It is provided by power plants like gas turbines, gas engines, hydropower and batteries that can ramp up and down quickly in response to changing loads. Peaking units must be flexible to turn on and off and ramp power levels up or down rapidly.

Uploaded by

sharon kemigisha
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

1/16/24, 9:56 PM Peaking generation · Energy KnowledgeBase

Peaking generation

 Puchase a subscription now and get the most out of the Energy KnowledgeBase. You've got 1 more free topic left.

Use of generation is often divided into three categories — baseload, which is generation run all 24 hours of the day;
intermediate, which is run from mid-morning until the evening; and peaking, which is run during the peak hours (often from late
afternoon until early evening).

Peaking generation is most commonly provided by single-cycle gas turbines (also known as combustion turbines or peaking
turbines), gas reciprocating engines, hydropower, pumped hydro, battery storage, and economic demand response. Peaking
units must have operational flexibility to be able to ramp up or down quickly in response to load changes and to be able to turn
on and off as loads change.

Share This Topic

https://energyknowledgebase.com/topics/peaking-generation.asp 1/3
1/16/24, 9:56 PM Peaking generation · Energy KnowledgeBase

Related Categories

 Electricity

 Delivery Systems

Give Us Feedback

 Rate this topic




 Suggest an edit

 Suggest a new topic

Explore by Category
 Electricity

 Natural Gas

 Renewables
 Delivery Systems

 Markets
 Business and Regulation

Resources
 About the KnowledgeBase
 Terms of Use

 Privacy Policy

Licensing
 Purchase a Subscription

 Corporate/Bulk Licensing

© 2018 – 2024 Enerdynamics and Metamorphosis Agency. All Rights Reserved.

https://energyknowledgebase.com/topics/peaking-generation.asp 2/3
1/16/24, 9:56 PM Peaking generation · Energy KnowledgeBase

https://energyknowledgebase.com/topics/peaking-generation.asp 3/3

You might also like