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• The percentage of installed capacity exceeding the expected peak demand during a specified period.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Reserve margin. (n.d.). Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. Retrieved June 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/reserve-margin.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Reserve margin. www.ferc.gov. Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/reserve-margin (accessed: June 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Reserve margin." Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. 8 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/reserve-margin.

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