peaking power plant; peak-load station; peaker plant
Technical term in electric power engineering for a power plant that operates mainly during periods of high electricity demand.
Peaking power plants operate during times of peak electricity demand.
A base-load power plant that runs continuously, in contrast to a peaking plant that only runs during high demand.
Compound of 尖頭 (peak), 負荷 (load), and 発電所 (power plant). A direct calque of the English term 'peak-load power plant'.