51. Refiners are running at high rates of capacity in preparation for peak gasoline demand this summer, helping to offset the increased supply. 52. Roasters also want to stock up on raw, green coffee to process before peak winter demand. 53. Reduced supply at a time of peak demand means that share prices should go up. 54. Simply turning off extra lights or not using a dishwasher during peak demand could help, without resulting in health risks, she said. 55. Since electricity cannot be stored, peak demand must often be met by getting surplus power from other regions. 56. That delayed shipments from the largest exporter of beans to the U.S. just as roasters stock up on raw coffee to process before peak winter demand. 57. That power would only be available during daylight hours, which are also the hours of peak demand, especially for air-conditioning. 58. That means the contracts would cover less than a third of current demand, according to state power officials, and less than a fourth of peak summertime demand. 59. The accompanying chart shows the change in peak electricity demand, which usually occurs in August each year. 60. The critical time of peak demand for Polartec fabric has arrived and found Malden Mills nearly a million yards short. |