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• A block of (usually 16) hours in each week-day when demand is at its peak. On-peak definitions for physical electricity vary by North America Electric Reliability Council region. Standardized products are used on certain financial exchanges.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  On-Peak. (n.d.). Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/on-peak.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  On-Peak. www.ferc.gov. Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/on-peak (accessed: June 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "On-Peak." Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. 8 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/on-peak.

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