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单词 baseload
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baseload

noun

base·​load ˈbās-ˌlōd How to pronounce baseload (audio)
: the amount of power made available by an energy producer (such as a power plant) to meet fundamental demands by consumers
often used before another noun
baseload powerWind and solar have the drag of unreliability. Unless attached to costly batteries they are useless for meeting baseload demand. Jonathan Fahey

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Their short-term energy needs require a natural gas baseload in most of Western Europe. Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 4 May 2022 Last week, France hit a record-high baseload electricity price of 645 euros per megawatt hour, meaning that electricity demand is beginning to eclipse supply in the country. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 25 July 2022 As a result, ERCOT data shows virtually no real baseload capacity has come online during the past 12 months. David Blackmon, Forbes, 5 May 2022 Natural gas can provide residential heating and serves as baseload in countries like the US. Baker Institute, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 To overcome this problem, traditional baseload resources need to be replaced by adequate amounts of flexible, firm dispatchable capacity, and renewables. David Blackmon, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2021 German baseload power prices for January rose more than 7%. Bojan Pancevski, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021 Egypt’s long-term energy strategy boils down to a gradual buildup of renewables while natural gas continues to provide the baseload of the country’s energy mix. Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2021 The problem with that argument is that the open-market system has miserably failed to send the price signals necessary to encourage the building of new baseload generating capacity for well over a decade now. David Blackmon, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

base entry 1 + load entry 1

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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