Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Emergency Power
Working definition
An electrical load prioritized for continued operation because loss of the function has disproportionate safety, communications or resilience consequences.
In plain language
An electrical load prioritized for continued operation because loss of the function has disproportionate safety, communications or resilience consequences.
Why it matters
Critical Load is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.