When the demand of consumers is not met by a power plant, it will resort to which of the following?
Correct answer: D. Load shedding
- A. Efficient plant operation
- B. Power factor improvement at the , generators
- C. Penalising high load consumers by increasing the charges for electricity
- D. Load shedding
Explanation
When available generation cannot meet demand, selected feeders or consumers are disconnected temporarily to balance the system. This controlled interruption is called load shedding.
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