Fear of heights By 1994, system peak demand during summer in Taiwan had reached 18,610 MW; in the previous decade demand had increased at a rate of 1000 MW per year. But there are enormous differences in demand in different seasons and at different times of day.
雖然到民國八十三年為止，台電夏季尖峰供電量已經高達一千八百六十一萬瓩，過去十年來每年平均成長一百萬瓩；但是電力的消費，因為季節與日、夜之別，在尖峰與非尖峰差異極大。