: 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.—
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Room for Disagreement Rising energy demand, driven by breakneck construction of data centers and growing electrification of transport, could provide a lifeline to biomass, as countries seek to maintain baseload power generation on the grid.
—Nithin Coca, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
At the same time, the state continues to retire baseload and dispatchable power sources such as nuclear and natural gas plants faster than reliable replacements are coming online.
—Lora Myers, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
For instance, Fervo Energy’s Cape Station project in Utah is reportedly on track to deliver 100 megawatts of baseload, carbon-free geothermal power by 2026.
—Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
The Trump administration, however, sees coal as a reliable source of baseload power at a time when such energy sources are at a premium given rising electricity demands amid the artificial intelligence boom.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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Nithin Coca, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
At the same time, the state continues to retire baseload and dispatchable power sources such as nuclear and natural gas plants faster than reliable replacements are coming online.
—Lora Myers, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
For instance, Fervo Energy’s Cape Station project in Utah is reportedly on track to deliver 100 megawatts of baseload, carbon-free geothermal power by 2026.
—Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
The Trump administration, however, sees coal as a reliable source of baseload power at a time when such energy sources are at a premium given rising electricity demands amid the artificial intelligence boom.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Baseload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseload. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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