"Baseload" power is an outdated concept, a relic from a model of generation and distribution that is rapidly disappearing. Here's what the chief economist of t

"Baseload" power is an outdated concept, a relic from a model of generation and distribution that is rapidly disappearing. Here's what the chief economist of the American Petroleum Institute says about it: "Baseload is kind of a historical term. It’s not really relevant to how electricity is produced today…What you need is dispatchability… and [coal and nuclear] are far slower when you compare them to a lot of the technology natural gas plants have."