BULK POWER SUPPLY definition

BULK POWER SUPPLY. The bulk power supply system from sources of supply through to bulk substations, to achieve reliable service at minimum cost, including forecasts of electric loads; power supply arrangements among System companies; power supply relations with other utilities; forecasts of gas requirements and the procurement of gas supplies; design, engineering and scheduling of electric and gas production and transmission facilities; the design, engineering and scheduling of major and unusual distribution facilities; and System electric load dispatching operations and related matters.