peaker
One who summits
A peaker is a power plant that runs only during periods of high electricity demand—peak hours when the grid needs extra capacity.
Peakers sit idle most of the time but fire up quickly when needed: The natural gas peaker kicks in during summer heat waves.
In slang, peaker describes someone or something at peak performance or intensity.
Energy from charged particles
- load balancingDistributing work across resources
- natural gasSubterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- megawattMillion-watt unit
dispatch · wholesale market · capacity · brownout · utility · power surge · generation · combustion
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- climberOne who scales
- fourteenerPeak over 14,000 feet
- ascentUpward movement
- ridgelineTop edge of terrain
conquest · alpine · expedition · elevation · trekking · base camp · scramble · col
One's top performance
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- career highBest professional achievement yet
- competitive edgeAdvantage over rivals
- race dayScheduled competition event
electricity
Energy from charged particles
- load balancingDistributing work across resources
- natural gasSubterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
megawatt · dispatch · wholesale market · capacity · brownout · utility · power surge · generation · combustion · spot price
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- climberOne who scales
- fourteenerPeak over 14,000 feet
- ascentUpward movement
ridgeline · conquest · alpine · expedition · elevation · trekking · base camp · scramble · col · massif
personal best
One's top performance
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- career highBest professional achievement yet
- competitive edgeAdvantage over rivals
exhausted
Utterly depleted of energy
spent · fatigued · drained · maxed out · overextended · run down · tapped out · fried · zonked · knackered
peakerlate bloomer
One who matures slowly
early bloomer · has-been · prospect · up-and-comer · prodigy
- stiff peakBeaten whites that stand
- mountain peakTopmost point of elevation
- widow's peakV-shaped frontal hairline
- peaks and valleysAlternating extremes of experience
- peak seasonBusiest commercial period
- peak performanceHighest level of functioning
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