baseload

noun

base·​load ˈbās-ˌlōd 

: 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 power

Wind and solar have the drag of unreliability. Unless attached to costly batteries they are useless for meeting baseload demand.

—Jonathan Fahey

Examples of baseload in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Backers say carbon-free nuclear energy can provide reliable baseload power without contributing to climate change. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

Utilities are securing long-term uranium supplies as governments plan new nuclear reactors, and growing electricity needs from AI data centers have added fresh pressure on reliable baseload power generation. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

Vieques, a community of around 8,000, receives power from Puerto Rico’s grid via undersea cable from the main island and does not have its own source of baseload power generation. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2026

Take, for example, Google's 2024 agreement with Kairos Power, which leverages small modular reactors with the goal of providing 24/7 baseload clean power. — Junaid Ali, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

base entry 1 + load entry 1

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baseload

• afterload
• episode
• internode
• microcode
• multimode
• nematode
• nesselrode
• overflowed
• overload
• overrode
• radioed
• torpedoed