Spinning Reserve

Spinning Reserve
  Electric power plant or utility capacity on line and running at low power in excess of actual load.
  Reserve generating capacity running at zero load.
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  That reserve generating capacity running at a zero load and synchronized to the electric system.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary

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