Correct Answer - Option 3 : P, Q and R only
Baseload power station: Baseload is the minimum level of electricity demand required over a period of 24 hours. It is needed to provide power to components that keep running at all times (also referred to as continuous load). Plants that are running continuously over extended periods of time are said to be baseload power plants.
Example:
- Nuclear power plant
- Coal or thermal power plant
- Run of the river hydroelectric plant
- Geothermal plant
- Biogas plant
- Biomass plant
- Solar plant
- Ocean thermal energy conversion
- Wind turbines
Peak load power station: Peak load is the time of high demand. These peaking demands are often for only shorter durations. To cater to the demand peaks, peak load power plants are used. They are started up whenever there is a spike in demand and stopped when the demand recedes.
Example:
- Gas plant
- Solar power plants
- Pumped storage plants
- Diesel generators
Conclusion: Run off power plants and nuclear power plants are base load power plants. Wind farms are also base load plants.
