off-peak usage
Low-demand period activity
Off-peak usage refers to consumption of a service during times of lower demand, when prices are typically reduced.
Utility companies and transit systems charge less for off-peak usage to encourage customers to shift their consumption away from busy periods: Off-peak usage of electricity can cut your bill significantly.
The term appears most often in discussions of energy, telecommunications, and public transportation.
- nighttimeDark hours between dusk and dawn
- night owlOne who stays late
- discountReduced price offered
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- energy savingsReduced power consumption
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temporal demand intensity
off-peak usagepeak usage
Maximum demand period
peak demand · peak hours · rush hour · crunch time · peak time