diff --git a/doc/configtables/solving.csv b/doc/configtables/solving.csv
index d30029f4..cba28cbe 100644
--- a/doc/configtables/solving.csv
+++ b/doc/configtables/solving.csv
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ,Unit,Values,Description
 options,,,
 -- formulation,--,"Any of {'angles', 'kirchhoff', 'cycles', 'ptdf'}","Specifies which variant of linearized power flow formulations to use in the optimisation problem. Recommended is 'kirchhoff'. Explained in `this article <https://arxiv.org/abs/1704.01881>`_."
--- load_shedding,bool,"{'true','false'}","Add generators with a prohibitively high marginal cost to simulate load shedding and avoid problem infeasibilities."
+-- load_shedding,bool/float,"{'true','false', float}","Add generators with very high marginal cost to simulate load shedding and avoid problem infeasibilities. If load shedding is a float, it denotes the marginal cost in EUR/kWh."
 -- noisy_costs,bool,"{'true','false'}","Add random noise to marginal cost of generators by :math:`\mathcal{U}(0.009,0,011)` and capital cost of lines and links by :math:`\mathcal{U}(0.09,0,11)`."
 -- min_iterations,--,int,"Minimum number of solving iterations in between which resistance and reactence (``x/r``) are updated for branches according to ``s_nom_opt`` of the previous run."
 -- max_iterations,--,int,"Maximum number of solving iterations in between which resistance and reactence (``x/r``) are updated for branches according to ``s_nom_opt`` of the previous run."
diff --git a/scripts/solve_network.py b/scripts/solve_network.py
index 2b8cbb13..fcdc4ed9 100644
--- a/scripts/solve_network.py
+++ b/scripts/solve_network.py
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ def prepare_network(n, solve_opts=None, config=None):
         ):
             df.where(df > solve_opts["clip_p_max_pu"], other=0.0, inplace=True)
 
-    if solve_opts.get("load_shedding"):
+    load_shedding = solve_opts.get("load_shedding")
+    if load_shedding:
         # intersect between macroeconomic and surveybased willingness to pay
         # http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenrg.2015.00055/full
         # TODO: retrieve color and nice name from config