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Administrative and general expenses are a sub-category of expenses incurred in the normal day-to-day operations of a business. Utility...
Administrative and general expenses
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Automated meter reading or AMR (also sometimes called automatic meter reading) combines the electronic capabilities of newer solid-state...
Automated meter reading (AMR)
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AGC is a generator control system that adjusts the real power output of generators in response to control signals from the system...
Automatic generation control (AGC)
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(aka Non-utility generator) Independent power producers, commonly called IPPs, are independent owners of generation that are not part of...
Independent power producer (IPP)
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Amortization is the process of reducing or paying off a financial obligation with regular payments. An example is making equal monthly...
Amortization
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An advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is an integrated system of smart meters, communications networks, and data management systems...
Advanced metering infrastructure
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A biofuel is a renewable energy source made from organic matter or waste. Because biofuels can be carbon neutral, or even carbon...
Biofuel
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Some oil wells also produce natural gas along with the oil. The produced gas is called associated-dissolved gas, or more simply,...
Associated gas
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Lease condensate (commonly called condensate or condy and sometimes called natural gasoline) is an oil-like hydrocarbon that is separated...
Lease condensate
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A fuse is a device that provides protection to electrical circuits by melting a fusible link when current exceeding its rating flows...
Line and service fuse
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Allowance for funds used during construction, commonly called AFUDC, is a regulatory method of compensating a utility for the financing...
Allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC)
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An aquifer is an underground body of rock, sand, or gravel that holds groundwater. In some areas natural aquifers have been converted to...
Aquifer gas storage
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A customer charge (also called a service charge or facility charge) is a fixed monthly charge that is applied to each utility account....
Customer charge
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Compressed natural gas or CNG is natural gas that has been compressed to a pressure of 3,000 to 3,600 pounds per square inch (psi) so...
Compressed natural gas (CNG)
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Under complete retail competition, the utility has been completely removed from the supply function and is simply a transporter of...
Complete retail competition electric market model
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A carbon offset is a tradeable instrument that represents a specific amount of reduction in greenhouse gas emissions or an increase in...
Carbon offset
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To fully understand the concept of capacity factor, it is important to first understand the concepts of capacity and energy and the units...
