Baseload capacity refers to the minimum amount of electricity needed to meet a community's continuous power demand. It represents the steady and constant supply of electricity that is required to fulfill essential needs, such as lighting, heating, and running everyday appliances. This steady supply is typically provided by power plants that can consistently generate electricity to meet the base level of demand, ensuring a reliable source of energy for the community at all times.
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Some generators run
as baseload capacity most of the year, but cycle on and off like intermediate capacity during the spring and fall low - demand seasons.
But after a lengthy discussion, it is agreed that the nuclear phaseout and the new emissions standards for coal plants will simply remove too much baseload power, so investments should be made in
new baseload capacity.
India has many problems with electricity supply, including shortage
of baseload capacity, shortage of peaking capacity, grid deficiencies, widespread theft of electricity etc etc..
The loss of SONGS poses multiple reliability issues beyond the loss of
baseload capacity.