Demand

Form PCT/IPEA/401, filed with an International Preliminary Examining Authority, demanding that an international application shall be the subject of an international preliminary examination.

The rate at which electricity is delivered to or by a system, part of a system, or piece of equipment expressed in kilowatts, kilovoltamperes, or other suitable unit, at a given instant or averaged over a specified period of time.

Electrical consumption of a customer or area at a particular moment in time. Often averaged over an hour, and thus usually expressed in kilowatts or megawatts rather than kilowatt-hours or megawatt-hours. Used interchangeably with “load” when referring to energy requirements for a given customer or area.

1. In allocation, the potential for using a portion of the supply of a resource or commodity.
2. In spatial interaction, demand is the measure of the need for a particular type of service or goods that generates a trip to a destination. For example, the demand for a gallon of milk may generate a trip to a grocery store.