The power grid is designed for worst-case conditions with margin, but operates at around 60% of peak capacity 99% of the time.
our power grid is designed for the worst case condition with some margin. Well, 99% of the time we're nowhere near the worst case condition because the worst case condition is a few days in the winter, a few days in the summer, and extreme weather. Most of the time we're nowhere near the worst case condition and we're probably running around, call it 60% of peak.