Baseload Electricity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002817",
  "term": "Baseload Electricity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An estimate of the electricity produced from plants that are devoted to the production of baseload electricity supply. Baseload plants are the production facilities used to meet continuous energy demand, and produce energy at a constant rate. Plants that run at over 80% capacity are considered \"baseload\" generation; a share of generation from plants that run between 80% and 20% capacity is also included based on a \"linear relationship\".",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Definitions and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/baseload-electricity/"
}