Load balancing (electrical power)
- Load balancing (electrical power)
Load balancing (electrical power) (daily peak demand reserve) refers to the use of various techniques by electrical power stations to store excess electrical power during low demand periods for release as demand rises. [cite web
url=http://www.electricitystorage.org/technologies.htm
title=Energy Storage Technologies
publisher=Energy Storage Association
accessdate=2007-03-11] Grid energy storage stores electricity on the transmission grid.
ee also
*Load following power plant
*Load profile
*Electricity generation
*Distributed generation
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