disconnecting or interrupting the electrical supply to a customer load by the utility usually to mitigate the effects of generating capacity deficiencies or transmission limits.
Intentional action by a utility that results in the reduction of more than 100 megawatts (MW) of firm customer load for reasons of maintaining the continuity of service of the reporting entity's bulk electric power supply system. The routine use of load control equipment that reduces firm customer load is not considered to be a reportable action.
the process of disconnecting load from the system for the purpose of protecting the integrity of the system.
Removal of pre-selected customer demand from a power system, as a result of the occurrence of an abnormal condition, in a effort to maintain the integrity of the system and minimize overall customer outages.
the process of removing certain sections of customer demand from the supply system in response to a shortfall.
The process by which the system operator deliberately removes (either manually or automatically) preselected customer demand from the power system in response to an abnormal condition in order to maintain system integrity and minimize overall customer outages.
Turning off or disconnecting loads to limit peak demand.