Baseload

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Baseload

The minimum amount of power an electrical or other utility company must put out in a 24-hour time period to meet estimated demand from its customers. Many companies designate baseload power plants to put out only the baseload because it is less expensive and often safer. These companies also maintain other plants to provide for higher demand as it arises.

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He said MGreen's plans were aligned with MGen's growth aspirations, which-aside from the new focus on renewables-continued to push for the use of high-efficiency, low-emission (HELE) technology for baseload power plants or facilities that run round the clock.

Meralco eyes green energy projects

There needs to be a baseload supply for days when there is no wind.

With offshore wind energy now officially cheaper than new nuclear, can advances in energy storage replace the need for the baseload coming from nuclear power stations?

"This coming winter, following the closure of a number of coal plants, we are 10% down on baseload capacity compared to last winter when the spare margin on the grid was already very low.

Yet another hurdle in the power station saga; With the Prime Minister pressing the pause button on the Hinkley C nuclear project the boss of a North East nuclear company says Hinkley's technology issues need to be overcome before it can proceed. PETER McCUSKER reports

"The problem with this is that there is now no incentive to build new baseload capacity to replace the plants that are coming off line."

Shining light on darkness that could be on the way across Teesside this winter; Are the recent measures, which resulted in factories, offices and retailers being paid to reduce power, the precursor to a winter of blackouts? PETER MCCUSKER reports

23 November 2015 - US-based Baseload Clean Energy Partners (BCEP), a clean energy portfolio owned and operated by geothermal power company AltaRock Energy, has acquired California geothermal power plant Bottle Rock Power LLC, BCEP said.

Baseload Clean Energy Partners Acquires California Geothermal Plant

THOSE in favour of Wylfa B often say that "baseload power" is essential for keeping the lights on.

We don't need new Wylfa, nor its pylons; LETTERS

The Chilean government has granted environmental approval to SolarReserve, a company involved in baseload solar power solutions and advanced solar thermal technology, to develop a major solar project with energy storage.

Chilean government grants environmental approval to SolarReserve for developing solar projects with energy storage

Headquartered in Novi, MI, Aria Energy provides baseload renewable energy to utilities and other customers across the United States.

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Using this approach, all plants with generation capacity factors less than 0.2 are considered non-baseload generation plants, and those with capacity factors greater than 0.8 are considered baseload plants.

Options for Determining Marginal Primary Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emission Factors

She referred to nuclear power which was the "only known 24/7 baseload power supply with zero emissions." The Age (http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-open-to-the-nuclear-option-in-australia-20141201-11xq29.html) reported that she had also said that the government was considering new targets for carbon reduction that should be announced during a new global treaty in Paris in December, 2015.

Australian PM Tony Abbott Says 'Yes' to Nuclear Energy, Echoes Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's Arguments

"I think it is unavoidable that the Japanese utilities will write off most of their nuclear 'assets' and move on," said Mycle Schneider, a Paris-based independent energy consultant.The plan defines nuclear as an "important baseload power source" meaning it can feed constant power to the grid to meet minimum requirement.