{
  "$schema": "https://ps-wiki.github.io/schema/v1/term.schema.json",
  "id": "cascading",
  "title": "Cascading",
  "description": "The uncontrolled successive loss of System Elements triggered by an incident.",
  "language": "en",
  "tags": [
    "event",
    "nerc"
  ],
  "related": [
    "cascading-outage"
  ],
  "breaking": false,
  "dates": {
    "created": "2025-03-15",
    "last_modified": "2025-06-20"
  },
  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Jinning Wang",
      "url": "https://jinningwang.github.io"
    }
  ],
  "content": {
    "sections": [
      {
        "order": 1,
        "id": "definition-by-nerc",
        "title": "Definition by NERC",
        "type": "definition",
        "source_keys": [
          "nerc2024glossary"
        ],
        "page": null,
        "body_md": "> The uncontrolled **successive loss** of System Elements triggered by an incident at any location. Cascading results in widespread electric service interruption that cannot be restrained from sequentially spreading beyond an area predetermined by studies.\n\n<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->\n\n> This version is approved by FERC on 1/21/2016. Another version of the term \"Cascading\" was approved by FERC on 3/16/2007 and became inactive on 6/30/2016. The term \"Cascading Outages\" was remanded by FERC on 12/27/2007.\n{: .block-tip }\n\n<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->\n"
      }
    ]
  }
}