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	==For Further Reading==		==For Further Reading==
	*[[Capacity factor]]
	*[[Peaking power]]		*[[Peaking power]]
	*[[Electrical grid]]		*[[Electrical grid]]

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	[[File:ferrybridge.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Coal-fired power plants are typical baseload power providers.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Ferrybridge_%27C%27_Power_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_35089.jpg</ref>]]		[[File:ferrybridge.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Coal-fired power plants are typical baseload power providers.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Ferrybridge_%27C%27_Power_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_35089.jpg</ref>]]

	<onlyinclude>'''Baseload power''' refers to the minimum amount of [[electric power]] needed to be supplied to the [[electrical grid]] at any given time.</onlyinclude> Day to day trends of [[power]] usage need to be met by power ~~plants~~, however it is not optimal for power plants to produce the maximum needed power at all times. Therefore there are baseload power plants like [[coal-fired power plant]]s which provide the minimum needed electricity, and peaking power plants which meet the fluctuating needs. Demand for [[electricity]] fluctuates vastly throughout a day, so baseload power is not necessarily enough. The grid requires the use of [[peaking power]], which is electricity supplied to match the varying demand in electricity.		<onlyinclude>'''Baseload power''' refers to the minimum amount of [[electric power]] needed to be supplied to the [[electrical grid]] at any given time.</onlyinclude> Day to day trends of [[power]] usage need to be met by [[power plant]]s, however it is not optimal for power plants to produce the maximum needed power at all times. Therefore there are baseload power plants like [[coal-fired power plant]]s which provide the minimum needed electricity, and peaking power plants which meet the fluctuating needs. Demand for [[electricity]] fluctuates vastly throughout a day, so baseload power is not necessarily enough. The grid requires the use of [[peaking power]], which is electricity supplied to match the varying demand in electricity.

	Baseload power must be supplied by constant and reliable sources of electricity. They are sometimes [[dispatchable source of electricity\|dispatchable]] as well, in order to cover for unreliable [[intermittent electricity]] sources. [[Power plant]]s that provide baseload power often run [[year]] round - therefore having a high [[capacity factor]] - and use non-renewable [[fuel]]. Some baseload power plants include [[coal-fired power plant]]s and [[nuclear power plant]]s.		Baseload power must be supplied by constant and reliable sources of electricity. They are sometimes [[dispatchable source of electricity\|dispatchable]] as well, in order to cover for unreliable [[intermittent electricity]] sources. [[Power plant]]s that provide baseload power often run [[year]] round - therefore having a high [[capacity factor]] - and use non-renewable [[fuel]]. Some baseload power plants include [[coal-fired power plant]]s and [[nuclear power plant]]s.

	==~~See also~~==		==For Further Reading==
	*[[Capacity factor]]		*[[Capacity factor]]
	*[[Peaking power]]		*[[Peaking power]]
	*[[Electrical grid]]		*[[Electrical grid]]
			*Or explore a [[Special:Random\|random page]]

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	[[File:ferrybridge.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Coal-fired power plants are typical baseload power providers.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Ferrybridge_%27C%27_Power_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_35089.jpg</ref>]]		[[File:ferrybridge.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Coal-fired power plants are typical baseload power providers.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Ferrybridge_%27C%27_Power_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_35089.jpg</ref>]]

	<onlyinclude>'''Baseload power''' refers to the minimum amount of [[electric power]] needed to be supplied to the [[electrical grid]] at any given time.</onlyinclude> Day to day trends of power usage need to be met by power plants, however it is not optimal for power plants to produce the maximum needed power at all times. Therefore there are baseload power plants like [[coal-fired power plant]]s which provide the minimum needed electricity, and peaking power plants which meet the fluctuating needs. Demand for [[electricity]] fluctuates vastly throughout a day, so baseload power is not necessarily enough. The grid requires the use of [[peaking power]], which is electricity supplied to match the varying demand in electricity.		<onlyinclude>'''Baseload power''' refers to the minimum amount of [[electric power]] needed to be supplied to the [[electrical grid]] at any given time.</onlyinclude> Day to day trends of [[power]] usage need to be met by power plants, however it is not optimal for power plants to produce the maximum needed power at all times. Therefore there are baseload power plants like [[coal-fired power plant]]s which provide the minimum needed electricity, and peaking power plants which meet the fluctuating needs. Demand for [[electricity]] fluctuates vastly throughout a day, so baseload power is not necessarily enough. The grid requires the use of [[peaking power]], which is electricity supplied to match the varying demand in electricity.

	Baseload power must be supplied by constant and reliable sources of electricity. They are sometimes [[dispatchable source of electricity\|dispatchable]] as well, in order to cover for unreliable [[intermittent electricity]] sources. [[Power plant]]s that provide baseload power often run year round - therefore having a high [[capacity factor]] - and use non-renewable [[fuel]]. Some baseload power plants include [[coal-fired power plant]]s and [[nuclear power plant]]s.		Baseload power must be supplied by constant and reliable sources of electricity. They are sometimes [[dispatchable source of electricity\|dispatchable]] as well, in order to cover for unreliable [[intermittent electricity]] sources. [[Power plant]]s that provide baseload power often run [[year]] round - therefore having a high [[capacity factor]] - and use non-renewable [[fuel]]. Some baseload power plants include [[coal-fired power plant]]s and [[nuclear power plant]]s.

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	[[File:ferrybridge.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Coal-fired power plants are typical baseload power providers.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Ferrybridge_%27C%27_Power_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_35089.jpg</ref>]]		[[File:ferrybridge.jpg\|320px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Coal-fired power plants are typical baseload power providers.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Ferrybridge_%27C%27_Power_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_35089.jpg</ref>]]

	'''Baseload power''' refers to the minimum amount of [[electric power]] needed to be supplied to the [[electrical grid]] at any given time. Day to day trends of power usage need to be met by power plants, however it is not optimal for power plants to produce the maximum needed power at all times. Therefore there are baseload power plants like [[coal-fired power plant]]s which provide the minimum needed electricity, and peaking power plants which meet the fluctuating needs. Demand for [[electricity]] fluctuates vastly throughout a day, so baseload power is not necessarily enough. The grid requires the use of [[peaking power]], which is electricity supplied to match the varying demand in electricity.		<onlyinclude>'''Baseload power''' refers to the minimum amount of [[electric power]] needed to be supplied to the [[electrical grid]] at any given time.</onlyinclude> Day to day trends of power usage need to be met by power plants, however it is not optimal for power plants to produce the maximum needed power at all times. Therefore there are baseload power plants like [[coal-fired power plant]]s which provide the minimum needed electricity, and peaking power plants which meet the fluctuating needs. Demand for [[electricity]] fluctuates vastly throughout a day, so baseload power is not necessarily enough. The grid requires the use of [[peaking power]], which is electricity supplied to match the varying demand in electricity.

	Baseload power must be supplied by constant and reliable sources of electricity. They are sometimes [[dispatchable source of electricity\|dispatchable]] as well, in order to cover for unreliable [[intermittent electricity]] sources. [[Power plant]]s that provide baseload power often run year round - therefore having a high [[capacity factor]] - and use non-renewable [[fuel]]. Some baseload power plants include [[coal-fired power plant]]s and [[nuclear power plant]]s.		Baseload power must be supplied by constant and reliable sources of electricity. They are sometimes [[dispatchable source of electricity\|dispatchable]] as well, in order to cover for unreliable [[intermittent electricity]] sources. [[Power plant]]s that provide baseload power often run year round - therefore having a high [[capacity factor]] - and use non-renewable [[fuel]]. Some baseload power plants include [[coal-fired power plant]]s and [[nuclear power plant]]s.

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[[File:ferrybridge.jpg|320px|thumb|Figure 1. Coal-fired power plants are typical baseload power providers.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Ferrybridge_%27C%27_Power_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_35089.jpg</ref>]]

'''Baseload power''' refers to the minimum amount of [[electric power]] needed to be supplied to the [[electrical grid]] at any given time. Day to day trends of power usage need to be met by power plants, however it is not optimal for power plants to produce the maximum needed power at all times. Therefore there are baseload power plants like [[coal-fired power plant]]s which provide the minimum needed electricity, and peaking power plants which meet the fluctuating needs. Demand for [[electricity]] fluctuates vastly throughout a day, so baseload power is not necessarily enough. The grid requires the use of [[peaking power]], which is electricity supplied to match the varying demand in electricity.

Baseload power must be supplied by constant and reliable sources of electricity. They are sometimes [[dispatchable source of electricity|dispatchable]] as well, in order to cover for unreliable [[intermittent electricity]] sources. [[Power plant]]s that provide baseload power often run year round - therefore having a high [[capacity factor]] - and use non-renewable [[fuel]]. Some baseload power plants include [[coal-fired power plant]]s and [[nuclear power plant]]s.

==See also==
*[[Capacity factor]]
*[[Peaking power]]
*[[Electrical grid]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
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