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Definition
1. The residual load is what is left after subtracting those generators who have to produce electricity ("must run") and those that generate with (almost) no marginal costs (variable renewables like wind, solar and hydro).
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http://www.renewablesinternational.net/energy-transition-vocabulary-residual-load/150/537/80793/