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Automatic generation control
Electric Power Transmission
Availability factor
Power plant's electricity production divided by time
Backfeeding
Flow of electrical power in the reverse of the usual direction
Base load
Minimum level of demand on an electrical grid over a span of time
Capacity factor
Unitless ratio of an actual electrical energy output over a given period of time to the maximum possible electrical energy output over the same amount of time
Demand factor
Refers to the fractional amount of some quantity
Droop speed control
Control mode for AC power generators
Electric power quality
Measurement of power meeting specifications
Electrical fault
Abnormal electric current
Energy demand management
Modification of consumer energy usage during peak hours
Energy return on investment
Ratio of acquired energy to the amount of energy spent to obtain this energy
Grid code
Technical specification for an electrical grid and/or connected facilities
Grid energy storage
Collection of methods used to energy storage on a large scale within an electrical power grid
Home energy storage
Locally installed system for storing electrical energy for later consumption by a household
Load factor (electrical)
The average power divided by the peak power over a period of time
Load-following power plant
Power plant that adjusts output based on demand
Merit order
Way of ranking available sources of energy
Merit order
Way of ranking available sources of energy
Nameplate capacity
Registered sustainable power output of an industrial facility
Peak demand
Highest power demand on a grid in a specified time period
Power-flow study
Numerical analysis of electric power flow
Repowering
Process of replacing older power stations with newer ones
Utility frequency
Frequency used on standard electricity grid in a given area
Variable renewable energy
Type of renewable energy source