- Industry: Energy
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California’s primary energy policy and planning agency
A condition in which a growing and stable market is identified by orders that are placed on a reliable schedule. The orders increase in magnitude as previous deliveries and engineering and field experience lead to further reductions in costs. The reliability of these orders can be projected many years into the future, on the basis of long-term contracts, to minimise market risks and investor exposure. (See also "Commercialization.")
Industry:Energy
Synthetic gas or synthetic oil. Fuel that is artificially made as contrasted to that which is found in nature. Synthetic gas made from coal is considered to be more economical and easier to produce than synthetic oil. When natural gas supplies in the earth are being depleted, it is expected that synthetic gas will be able to be used widely as a substitute fuel.
Industry:Energy
A combination of equipment and/or controls, accessories, interconnecting means and terminal elements by which energy is transformed to perform a specific function, such as climate control, service water heating, or lighting. (See California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Section 2-5302)
Industry:Energy
The successful integration of a new technology into the electric utility system by analysing the technology's system effects and resolving any negative impacts that might result from its broader use.
Industry:Energy
The metering points at which a metered entity takes delivery of energy.
Industry:Energy
Reducing the value of someone's property through government action without just compensation.
Industry:Energy
Sedimentary rocks containing heavy oil that cannot be extracted by conventional petroleum recovery methods.
Industry:Energy
A document, approved by the responsible regulatory agency,listing the terms and conditions, including a schedule of prices, under which utility services will be provided.
Industry:Energy
Lighting designed specifically to illuminate one or more task locations, and generally confined to those locations. (See California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Section 2- 5302)
Industry:Energy