: the amount of power made available by an energy producer (such as a power plant) to meet fundamental demands by consumers
—often used before another noun
baseload power
Wind and solar have the drag of unreliability. Unless attached to costly batteries they are useless for meeting baseload demand.—
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In our interview, Mah points out that in many states, gas can come online faster than not only nuclear but also renewables since baseload gas plants do not face the same interconnection queue challenges faced by intermittent sources.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Maryland has been the national leader in shutting down baseload fossil fuel plants making the loss of firm generation capacity particularly acute.
—Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2025
As climate change accelerates and demand for electricity soars, nuclear fusion promises a zero-carbon, low-waste baseload source of power, one that is relatively clean and comes with no risk of meltdowns or weaponization.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Jan. 2020
But additional natural gas baseload generation has also come online in recent years, and weatherization and other improvements mandated by the legislature and regulators should serve to prevent the kinds of system freeze-ups that took place during Uri.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Maryland has been the national leader in shutting down baseload fossil fuel plants making the loss of firm generation capacity particularly acute.
—Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2025
As climate change accelerates and demand for electricity soars, nuclear fusion promises a zero-carbon, low-waste baseload source of power, one that is relatively clean and comes with no risk of meltdowns or weaponization.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Jan. 2020
But additional natural gas baseload generation has also come online in recent years, and weatherization and other improvements mandated by the legislature and regulators should serve to prevent the kinds of system freeze-ups that took place during Uri.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Baseload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseload. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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