When daily usage of natural gas is charted on graphs, high peaks of usage during the winter and summer months can be detected. These peaks can be averaged out (shaved) when the daily consumption is augmented with standby supplies of synthetic natural gas, propane, or methane.

Peak shaving is a means of reducing the Peak Load

The process of reducing the amount of energy a company purchases from the utility provider during peak hours when prices per kilowatt hour are at their highest.

Shifting electricity demand from peak periods to off peak periods power cycle The electricity cycle from generation to distribution to the end user

Cutting down electrical consumption during peak demand periods.

The system of drawing natural gas during peak use periods from storage (often as LNG) to meet short-term demand.

increasing the normal supply of gas from another source during emergency or peak periods.

Using sources of energy, such as natural gas from storage, to supplement the normal amounts delivered to customers during peak-use periods. Using these supplemental sources prevents pipelines from having to expand their delivery facilities just to accommodate short periods of extremely high demand.

Techniques used by electric utilities to lower the peak demand on the system.