reliable operation
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “reliable operation” means operating the elements of the bulk-power system within equipment and electric system thermal, voltage, and stability limits so that instability, uncontrolled separation, or cascading failures of such system will not occur as a result of a sudden disturbance, including a cybersecurity incident, or unanticipated failure of system elements.
Source
- 2005–present16 U.S.C. § 824OConservation · Electric reliability · for purposes of this section