# What if the peak simply moves?

ID: rebound-question · question · hypothesis · updated 2026-09-07
Tags: counterevidence, thermal, open problem

A successful dispatch interval may be followed by recovery demand that erodes its value or creates another constraint.

Measure the entire event, including the recovery period. Examine whether coordinated restart produces a new peak, whether storage losses increase energy use, and whether the original benefit persists after those effects. This is an open question for the proposed Airform field programme.

## Counterargument
The benefit may disappear when tested against a simpler alternative or under adverse operating conditions.

## Next test
Publish a bounded experiment, its baseline, its failure criteria and the observed outcome.

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