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Loss of load
Loss of load in an electrical grid is a term used to describe the situation when the available generation capacity is less than the system load. Multiple probabilistic reliability indices for the generation systems are using loss of load in their definitions, with the more popular being Loss of Load Probability (LOLP) that characterizes a probability of a loss of load occurring within a year. Loss of load events are calculated before the mitigating actions (purchasing electricity from other systems, load shedding) are taken, so a loss of load does not necessarily cause a blackout.
The concept of probabilistic assessment of power resource adequacy dates back to the 1930s. A foundational paper was published by Calabrese in 1947, which introduced a method to calculate the expected number of days when peak daily electricity demand would exceed the available generating capacity. This paper also started the tradition of describing the reliability metrics with multiple different, and loose, phrases like “loss of load duration” and “expected total number of days of loss of load".
Multiple reliability indices for the electrical generation are based on the loss of load being observed/calculated over a long interval (one or multiple years) in relatively small increments (an hour or a day). The total number of increments inside the long interval is designated as (e.g., for a yearlong interval if the increment is a day, if the increment is an hour):
A typically accepted design goal for is 0.1 day per year ("one-day-in-ten-years criterion" a.k.a. "1 in 10"), corresponding to . In the US, the threshold is set by the regional entities, like Northeast Power Coordinating Council:
resources will be planned in such a manner that ... the probability of disconnecting non-interruptible customers will be no more than once in ten years
— NPCC criteria on generation adequacy
The "1 in 10" value was gradually accepted as the norm in the 1960s.
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Loss of load
Loss of load in an electrical grid is a term used to describe the situation when the available generation capacity is less than the system load. Multiple probabilistic reliability indices for the generation systems are using loss of load in their definitions, with the more popular being Loss of Load Probability (LOLP) that characterizes a probability of a loss of load occurring within a year. Loss of load events are calculated before the mitigating actions (purchasing electricity from other systems, load shedding) are taken, so a loss of load does not necessarily cause a blackout.
The concept of probabilistic assessment of power resource adequacy dates back to the 1930s. A foundational paper was published by Calabrese in 1947, which introduced a method to calculate the expected number of days when peak daily electricity demand would exceed the available generating capacity. This paper also started the tradition of describing the reliability metrics with multiple different, and loose, phrases like “loss of load duration” and “expected total number of days of loss of load".
Multiple reliability indices for the electrical generation are based on the loss of load being observed/calculated over a long interval (one or multiple years) in relatively small increments (an hour or a day). The total number of increments inside the long interval is designated as (e.g., for a yearlong interval if the increment is a day, if the increment is an hour):
A typically accepted design goal for is 0.1 day per year ("one-day-in-ten-years criterion" a.k.a. "1 in 10"), corresponding to . In the US, the threshold is set by the regional entities, like Northeast Power Coordinating Council:
resources will be planned in such a manner that ... the probability of disconnecting non-interruptible customers will be no more than once in ten years
— NPCC criteria on generation adequacy
The "1 in 10" value was gradually accepted as the norm in the 1960s.