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RELIABILITY MUST-RUN GENERATION Return to list of terms

The ISO will allow utilities to generate power that is needed to ensure system reliability. This includes generation: Required to meet the reliability criteria for interconnected systems operation, Needed to meet load (demand) in constrained areas, Needed to provide voltage or security support of the ISO or of a local area.

Source: California Energy Commission