Sentence examples for station the idea from inspiring English sources

The technique is known as "demand response"—adjusting consumption to meet supply, not the other way round.Flattening the peaksThe most expensive electricity in any power system is that consumed at peak time, so instead of cranking up a costly and probably dirty power station, the idea is to pay consumers to switch off instead.

If New York can manage six local TV stations the idea that London cannot sustain one is bonkers, despite the desire of competitors to rubbish it".

As they transition from providing a niche product for remote regions to massive power stations, the idea that we had to burn fossil fuels to sustain our way of life begins to seem quaint.

"For many broadcast stations, the idea of channel-sharing is new and uncertain; by providing a living laboratory of this technology in practice, broadcast stations can see up close how such a model can work," said Phil Weiser, dean of the Colorado Law School and a former technology advisor for the Obama administration.

Only one Dutch TV station accepted the idea.

Mr. Beauchamp, a 37-year-old New York filmmaker, said he approached television stations with the idea for the series, hosted by the Rev. Al Sharpton, after seeing the impact of his 2004 documentary, "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till".

But Cohen couldn't get a single station excited about the idea of broadcasting TED talks.

She was attracted to the offer of a daytime show but learned that many local station managers opposed the idea.