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2. Noun. The condition of a distributed generation (DG) generator continuing to power a location even though power from the electric utility is no longer present. ¹

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Definition of Islanding

1. island [v] - See also: island

Lexicographical Neighbors of Islanding

Literary usage of Islanding

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1870)
"... lue aggregate BUN thereof should be deducted ,. islanding or uncanceled ... which sum. to tha extinguishment oi the o islanding indebtedness of the ..."

2. Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering by National Research Council (2002)
"This grid would be able to rapidly respond with graceful system failure and rapid power recovery. It would make use of adaptive islanding—a ..."

3. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916)
"... hoop embedded in grey sand: and the tide was flowing in fast to the land with a low whisper of her waves, islanding a few last figures in distant pools. ..."

4. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916)
"... hoop embedded in grey sand: and the tide was flowing in fast to the land with a low whisper of her waves, islanding a few last figures in distant pools. ..."

5. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1870)
"... lue aggregate BUN thereof should be deducted ,. islanding or uncanceled ... which sum. to tha extinguishment oi the o islanding indebtedness of the ..."

6. Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering by National Research Council (2002)
"This grid would be able to rapidly respond with graceful system failure and rapid power recovery. It would make use of adaptive islanding—a ..."

7. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916)
"... hoop embedded in grey sand: and the tide was flowing in fast to the land with a low whisper of her waves, islanding a few last figures in distant pools. ..."

8. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916)
"... hoop embedded in grey sand: and the tide was flowing in fast to the land with a low whisper of her waves, islanding a few last figures in distant pools. ..."

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