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1) In the context of electricity, 負載 is almost always a noun, not a verb. If and when it is used as a verb in that context, I suspect it would be "carry" as in "The Pacific Intertie carries up to 3.1 gigawatts on two 500-kV overhead lines." Not "load". Here's what other dictionaries say:

Pleco: NOUN ELECTRICITY MECHANICS load

負載調整 fùzàitiáozhěng load regulation

高峰負載 gāofēng fùzài peak load

工作負載 gōngzuò fùzài operating load

Key Chinese dictionary: N {electrical} load

New Century (E-C): dummy load NOUN ELECTRICAL 假負載

Here are some examples of usage:

因此在電網負載高、電費比較貴的時段， when demand on the power grid is higher and prices are correspondingly high

也會衝擊電網負載。 and would impact the network load.

足以「減輕當地電網負載」。 making it ideal for reducing the burden on the grid.

2) 負載 is usually a verb (carry; support) and, as a verb, it is usually used in non-electricity contexts.

Examples:

可以負載1,500公斤重的主繩， the main rope, rated to bear 1,500 kilograms in weight

又負載著文化意涵。 but also carries cultural meaning.

作品完成後，重量僅有3.2公斤，卻能負載100公斤， Though the stool weighs only 3.2 kilograms, it is capable of supporting up to 100 kilos.

據說它由堅甲力背的靈龜負載著， Those mountains were said to be carried on the back of a strong-shelled turtle,

而如盤子般的一片八吋晶圓，上面可以負載的晶片數，比以往的六吋晶圓多出一倍， The almost dinner-plate-sized eight-inch wafers carry twice as many chips as the previous six-inch wafers,

吉普車入山是靠機械力，很容易就可以達到目的地，而且負載量大，什麼文明的產物都可以帶進去 Going to the mountains by jeep, you rely on a machine, which makes it easier to reach your destination and allows you to bring the stuff of civilization along with you.

既然家家戶戶都已配備深埋在牆壁裡的電力線，為什麼不能利用它來負載、傳輸更多的東西？ Since the power lines run to and through the walls of every household, why can't they be used to transmit and carry more things?

將愛與關懷化為一個溫柔的眼神，其中也就負載著希望。 By expressing our love and concern in a caring look, we can bring a little hope into their world.

3) The French definition is currently "charge", which is not a French infinitive verb, and therefore does not match the part-of-speech indicated as "v." in the current entry. I have rewritten the definition, making the French verb sense "supporter" and the noun sense "charge". This should be checked by someone who knows French better than I do. For reference, here is Grand Ricci's definition:

1 (Électr. – Pétroch. – Techn.) Charge; mise en charge.

2 (Transp.) Charger (un camion, un navire).

3 (Mécan.) Contrainte; chargement.

However, I don't think any of these definitions in Grand Ricci match the verb usage in my examples above, or at least, they don't match very well. The only verb sense given (sense #2) means "to load up a truck or a ship".