A multi-modular power plant, comprising: a plurality of on-site nuclear power modules (100, 164) configured to generate a power plant output; a number of power plant systems which are configured to operate using electricity associated with a house load of the power plant; and a switchyard (440, 540) configured to: electrically connect the power plant output to a distributed electrical grid, wherein the distributed electrical grid is configured to service a plurality of geographically distributed consumers; electrically connect the power plant output to a dedicated electrical grid, wherein the dedicated electrical grid is configured to provide electricity from the power plant output to a dedicated service load (420, 520), wherein the dedicated service load (420, 520) comprises one or more consumers located off-site from the power plant, and wherein the power plant output is equal to or greater than a combined load of the dedicated service load (420, 520) and the house load; and distribute at least a portion of the power plant output to both the power plant systems and the dedicated electrical grid; characterized in that one or more of the on-site nuclear power modules (100, 164) are configured to generate a first portion of the power plant output, wherein the first portion of the power plant output is equal to or greater than the combined load of the dedicated service load (420, 520) and the house load, and in that the switchyard (440, 540) is configured to apply the first portion of the power plant output to both the power plant systems and the dedicated electrical grid when the power plant experiences an interruption of power from the distributed electrical grid. a plurality of on-site nuclear power modules (100, 164) configured to generate a power plant output; a number of power plant systems which are configured to operate using electricity associated with a house load of the power plant; and a switchyard (440, 540) configured to: electrically connect the power plant output to a distributed electrical grid, wherein the distributed electrical grid is configured to service a plurality of geographically distributed consumers; electrically connect the power plant output to a dedicated electrical grid, wherein the dedicated electrical grid is configured to provide electricity from the power plant output to a dedicated service load (420, 520), wherein the dedicated service load (420, 520) comprises one or more consumers located off-site from the power plant, and wherein the power plant output is equal to or greater than a combined load of the dedicated service load (420, 520) and the house load; and distribute at least a portion of the power plant output to both the power plant systems and the dedicated electrical grid; characterized in that one or more of the on-site nuclear power modules (100, 164) are configured to generate a first portion of the power plant output, wherein the first portion of the power plant output is equal to or greater than the combined load of the dedicated service load (420, 520) and the house load, and in that the switchyard (440, 540) is configured to apply the first portion of the power plant output to both the power plant systems and the dedicated electrical grid when the power plant experiences an interruption of power from the distributed electrical grid. electrically connect the power plant output to a distributed electrical grid, wherein the distributed electrical grid is configured to service a plurality of geographically distributed consumers; electrically connect the power plant output to a dedicated electrical grid, wherein the dedicated electrical grid is configured to provide electricity from the power plant output to a dedicated service load (420, 520), wherein the dedicated service load (420, 520) comprises one or more consumers located off-site from the power plant, and wherein the power plant output is equal to or greater than a combined load of the dedicated service load (420, 520) and the house load; and distribute at least a portion of the power plant output to both the power plant systems and the dedicated electrical grid; characterized in that one or more of the on-site nuclear power modules (100, 164) are configured to generate a first portion of the power plant output, wherein the first portion of the power plant output is equal to or greater than the combined load of the dedicated service load (420, 520) and the house load, and in that the switchyard (440, 540) is configured to apply the first portion of the power plant output to both the power plant systems and the dedicated electrical grid when the power plant experiences an interruption of power from the distributed electrical grid.