It's a reduction in demand for the power
supplied by the grid operator's power plants — a somewhat predictable reduction, but not a controllable one.
Not exact matches
But electric
grid operators basically pull this off, balancing
supply and demand every few seconds
by turning power plants on and off.
In this scenario, electricity produced
by natural gas power plants could «crowd out» renewable generation
by forcing the
grid operator to curtail renewables to avoid a situation in which electricity
supply exceeds demand.
It is based on
grid operators» real - world experience and over a dozen studies
by grid operators showing renewables can reliably
supply 20 % to 40 % or more of U.S. electricity demand.
Behind the scenes, the transmission
grid is kept in balance
by trained
grid operators who monitor this flow of electricity and ensure that
supply matches demand every second of the day.