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California Energy Commission
Industry: Energy
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California’s primary energy policy and planning agency
(AC) Flow of electricity that constantly changes direction between positive and negative sides. Almost all power produced by electric utilities in the United States moves in current that shifts direction at a rate of 60 times per second.
Industry:Energy
Oil, coal, natural gas or their by-products. Fuel that was formed in the earth in prehistoric times from remains of living-cell organisms.
Industry:Energy
See RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Industry:Energy
The number of cycles which an alternating current moves through in each second. Standard electric utility frequency in the United States is 60 cycles per second, or 60 Hertz.
Industry:Energy
A substance that can be used to produce heat.
Industry:Energy
Petroleum products that are burned to produce heat or power.
Industry:Energy
A unit of volume. A U.S. gallon has 231 cubic inches or 3.785 liters.
Industry:Energy
The elimination of regulation from a previously regulated industry or sector of an industry.
Industry:Energy
Applicant means any person who submits an application for certification pursuant to the provisions of this division, including, but not limited to, any person who explores for or develops geothermal resources.
Industry:Energy
Gaseous fuel (usually natural gas) that is burned to produce heat energy. The word also is used, colloquially, to refer to gasoline.
Industry:Energy