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U.S. Energy Information Administration
Industry: Energy
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The water content of a substance (a solid fuel) as measured under specified conditions beingthe "dry basis," which equals the weight of the wet sample minus the weight of a (bone) dry sample divided by the weight of the dry sample times 100 (to get percent); "wet basis," which is equal to the weight ofthe wet sample minus the weight of the dry sample divided by the weight of the wet sample times 100.
Industry:Energy
mol
The quantity of a compound or element that has a weight in grams numerically equal to its molecular weight. Also referred to as "gram molecule" or "gram molecular weight."
Industry:Energy
Debt securities or borrowing shaving a maturity of more than one year.
Industry:Energy
A purchase contract under which at least one delivery of material is scheduled to occur during the second calendar year after the contract-signing year. Deliveries also can occur during the contract-signing year, during the first calendar year there after, or during any subsequent calendar year.
Industry:Energy
The number of revolutions that the motor turns in a given time period (i.e. revolutions per minute, rpm).
Industry:Energy
Gas sold to customers with a provision that permits curtailment or cessation of service at the discretion of the distributing company under certain circumstances, as specified in the service contract.
Industry:Energy
This Demand-Side Management category represents the consumer load that, in accordance with contractual arrangements, can be interrupted at the time of annual peakload by the action of the consumer at the direct request of the system operator. This type of control usually involves large-volume commercial and industrial consumers. Interruptible Load does not include Direct Load Control.
Industry:Energy
Power and usually the associated energy made available by one utility to another. This transaction is subject to curtailment or cessation of delivery by the supplier in accordance with a prior agreement with the other party orunder specified conditions.
Industry:Energy
Natural gas pipeline companies subject to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction.
Industry:Energy
A village town, city, county, orother political subdivision of a State.
Industry:Energy