Peak energy demand reduction
Competence frameworks for the built environment – Core criteria for sustainability competence - Code of practice , Version 3, published by the Edge for the Construction Industry Council in February 2025, defines peak energy demand reduction as: ‘strategies to even out energy demand across diurnal or annual cycles with the aim of reducing stress on generating, transmission and distribution systems and/or utilising spare generating capacity. Strategies can be targeted at local, regional or transnational scales.’
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