curtailment
noun
cur·tail·ment
(ˌ)kər-ˈtāl-mənt 
: the act of curtailing : the state of being curtailed
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Phillips and other environmental advocates supported another bill, AB 1337, which sought to clarify the state water board’s authority to issue curtailment orders for all diverters, including senior rights holders that use a large portion of the state’s water.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
With thirsty cattle, drying stock ponds and bills from buying water and hay mounting, a rural water association serving about 80 farmers and ranchers bucked state curtailment orders meant to protect flows in the Shasta River.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
Even when intermittency, curtailment, and storage are considered, wind comes out well ahead of fossil alternatives.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 May 2024
Other reasons include grid manager ERCOT allowing new resources even if transmission constraints mean some waste, called curtailment, Rhodes said.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
With thirsty cattle, drying stock ponds and bills from buying water and hay mounting, a rural water association serving about 80 farmers and ranchers bucked state curtailment orders meant to protect flows in the Shasta River.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
Even when intermittency, curtailment, and storage are considered, wind comes out well ahead of fossil alternatives.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 May 2024
Other reasons include grid manager ERCOT allowing new resources even if transmission constraints mean some waste, called curtailment, Rhodes said.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Curtailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtailment. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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