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• An electric power plant, or generating unit within a power plant, that is normally operated continuously to meet the base load of a utility.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Baseload Unit. (n.d.). Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. Retrieved June 9, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/baseload-unit.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Baseload Unit. www.ferc.gov. Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/baseload-unit (accessed: June 9, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Baseload Unit." Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. 9 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/baseload-unit.

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