Shift load definition

Shift load 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, through prior arrangement programs designed to encourage consumers to move their use of electricity from on-peak time to off-peak times.

Related to Shift load

  • Load means energy consumed by Customers together with allocated losses and unaccounted for energy;

  • Net Load means the difference between the load of a given substance as calculated from a sample taken of the discharge and the load of the same substance in a sample taken at the intake which supplies water to given process. For purposes of this definition, samples that are taken to determine the net loading shall always be 24-hour composite samples made up of at least six increments taken at regular intervals throughout the plant day.

  • Transportation Service means a service for moving people and goods, such as intercity bus service and passenger rail service.

  • Transit Traffic Service is an optional switching and intermediate transport service provided by AT&T-TSP for Transit Traffic between CLEC and a Third Party Originating or Terminating Carrier, where CLEC is directly interconnected with an AT&T-TSP Tandem.

  • Palletized unit load means a MIL-STD-129 defined quantity of items, packed or unpacked, arranged on a pallet in a specified manner and secured, strapped, or fastened on the pallet so that the whole palletized load is handled as a single unit. A palletized or skidded load is not considered to be a shipping container. A loaded 463L System pallet is not considered to be a palletized unit load. Refer to the Defense Transportation Regulation, DoD 4500.9-R, Part II, Chapter 203, for marking of 463L System pallets.