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• The minimum level of electric power demand of a utility, region, or utility customer delivered or required over a given period of time at a steady rate; generally expressed in units of kilowatts or megawatts. The minimum continuous load or demand in a power system over a given period of time.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Baseload. (n.d.). Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/baseload.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Baseload. www.ferc.gov. Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/baseload (accessed: February 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Baseload." Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. 8 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/baseload.

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