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Peak load plant

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001646

A plant usually housing old, low-efficiency steam units, gas turbines, diesels, or pumped-storage hydroelectric equipment normally used during the peak-load periods.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001646
FieldEnergy
SubjectElectricity
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001646",
  "term": "Peak load plant",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A plant usually housing old, low-efficiency steam units, gas turbines, diesels, or pumped-storage hydroelectric equipment normally used during the peak-load periods.",
  "subject": "Electricity",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/peak-load-plant/"
}

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