Mode of operation of power station at essentially constant, full output supplying electricity to meet a proportion of the continuous steady demand on its grid network.
Characterizes the type of load for the delivery of electricity or the procurement of electricity of constant output over 24 hours of each day of the delivery period.
The minimum amount of power delivered or demanded over a given period at a constant rate. On an energy demand chart, this will be the constant bottom line demand for a given customer or group of customers. (This is differentiated from Intermediate and Peak demand).
The minimum electric demand level at a facility
A power plant that is planned to run continually except for maintenance and scheduled or unscheduled outages. Baseload also refers to the minimum load in a power system over a given period of time.
In a demand sense, a load that varies only slightly in level over a specified time period. In a supply sense, a plant that operates most efficiently at a relatively constant level of generation
The minimum amount of a commodity (such as water or electric power) delivered or required at a steady rate over a given time period.
The minimum constant amount of load connected to the power system over a given time period, usually on a monthly, seasonal, or yearly basis.
The minimum amount of electric power delivered or required over a given period of time at a steady rate.
the minimum expected customer power requirements at a given time. Baseload power is generally supplied from larger plants, which cannot be ramped up and down as quickly as peaking generation plants. As baseload demand is generally predictable and steady, it is less expensive than peak power.
A certain proportion, usually large, of a company's demand is based upon annual contracts with established clients or with established customer segments. Because information about this demand is contractual and has long lead times, it enables management to plan a base response to it.
