Best Practice Guide

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Best Practice Guide Glossary

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THERMAL (ENERGY) STORAGE Return to list of terms

A technology that lowers the amount of electricity needed for comfort conditioning during utility peak load periods. A building's thermal energy storage system might, for example, use off-peak power to make ice or to chill water at night, later using the ice or chilled water in a power saving process for cooling during the day. See THERMAL MASS.

Source: California Energy Commission