Load Shedding definition

Load Shedding means the systematic reduction of system demand by temporarily decreasing load in response to transmission system or area capacity shortages, system instability, or voltage control considerations under Tariff, Part II or Part III.
Load Shedding means the act of reducing or interrupting the delivery of electricity to one or more ICPs;
Load Shedding means the systematic reduction of system demand by temporarily decreasing load in response to transmission system or area capacity shortages, system instability, or voltage control considerations under Tariff, Part II or Tariff, Part III.

Examples of Load Shedding in a sentence

  • An Asynchronous Generating Facility shall comply with the off nominal frequency requirements set forth in the WECC Under Frequency Load Shedding Relay Application Guide or successor requirements as they may be amended from time to time.

  • The objective of the Underfrequency Load Shedding (UFLS) program is to provide security and protection to the interconnected bulk power network by arresting frequency decay during periods of insufficient resources This plan establishes Underfrequency Load Shedding objectives consistent with the load shedding policies of the Western Systems Coordinating Council, the North American Electric Reliability Council and the UDC.

  • The CAISO shall adopt fair and non-discriminatory procedures among the UDCs to ensure that no UDC bears a disproportionate share of the CAISO’s Load Shedding program.

  • The UDC’s Load Shedding program will be in accordance with the WECC Off- nominal Frequency Report requirements.

  • The UDC will follow the procedures set forth below in this Schedule 10 in promoting orderly, coordinated restoration of electric systems after a major system disturbance has occurred which resulted in Load Shedding by frequency relays in California.


More Definitions of Load Shedding

Load Shedding means the act of deliberately reducing or interrupting the delivery of electricity to one or more ICPs;
Load Shedding means the deliberate disconnection of the load of a customer from a transmission system or a distribution system (either manually or automatically) in response to an emergency in order to maintain the integrity of the transmission system or distribution system and to minimize overall outages to customer facilities;
Load Shedding means the process of reducing or ceasing the withdrawal or taking of Gas from the Network;
Load Shedding means a period during which the SLDC has directed the Licensee to reduce the load in order to ensure the safety of Grid
Load Shedding means the process of deliberately removing either manually or automatically pre-selected consumer's load demand from the power system as per scheduled programme on a rotating and proportionate basis for each class of consumers notified earlier by a distribution company;
Load Shedding means a controlled interruption or reduction in natural gas supply to Customers that may be required by conditions causing shortfalls in the supply of natural gas.
Load Shedding means a planned reduction or a planned interruption of the power supply to RBCT;