Glossary (Body of Knowledge on Infrastructure Regulation)

Dispatch, Dispatching:: The control for an integrated electric system to schedule transactions with other interconnected electric utilities and assign generation to specific generating plants and other sources of supply to effect the most reliable and economical supply as the total of the significant area loads rises or falls. The activity has implications for operations and maintenance of high-voltage lines, substations and equipment, including administration of safety procedures.

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