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

Start with the community With a pragmatic and fair approach, data center infrastructure can operate from a combination of baseload fuels, battery storage, and renewables, while prioritizing community needs and impacts. — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Longer operating runs lower day-to-day costs for operators while providing steady baseload electricity to the grid. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

Holtec says its efforts will restore baseload power, strengthen energy security and demonstrate the role of nuclear energy in meeting the nation’s growing electricity demands. — Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

But a new generation of refineries has the potential to transform economies, not only protecting countries from future energy shocks but providing the baseload power needed to ramp up manufacturing. — semafor.com, 16 Oct. 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