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Load shedding

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001211

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001211
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001211",
  "term": "Load shedding",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "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.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/load-shedding/"
}

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