Here is a super graph. It shows water consumption in Edmonton Canada on the day of the Olympic hockey final and compares it to the rather smoother usage the day before.
A little analysis will no doubt show this is the inverse of beer consumption.
Demand spikes are a common problem whether you are supplying electricity during Coronation Street or making ice creams in a heat wave. How do you cope with them?
If you can predict it how do you plan to smooth demand and flex supply? If you can’t predict it how do you plan to cope with it?
Never forget the 5P planning model:
Poor Planning leads to P*** Poor Performance.
Rather apt in this circumstance.
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