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U.S. Energy Information Administration
Industri: Energy
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Any marketer, broker, public agency, city, county, or special district that combines the loads of multiple end-use customers in negotiating the purchase of electricity, the transmission of electricity, and other related services for these customers.
Industry:Energy
As a type of heating equipment, a system in which either electric resistance coils or finned tubes carrying steam or hot water are mounted behind shallow panels along baseboards. Baseboards rely on passive convection to distribute heated air in the space. Electric baseboards are an example of an "Individual Space Heater."
Industry:Energy
An energy-consuming subsector of the industrial sector that consists of all facilities and equipment engaged in growing crops and raising animals.
Industry:Energy
An aromatic hydrocarbon present in small proportion in some crude oils and made commercially from petroleum by the catalytic reforming of naphthenes in petroleum naphtha. Also made from coal in the manufacture of coke. Used as a solvent in the manufacture of detergents, synthetic fibers, petrochemicals, and as a component of high-octane gasoline.
Industry:Energy
A device using philtres or electrostatic precipitators to remove indoor-air pollutants such as tobacco smoke, dust, and pollen. Most portable units are 40 watts when operated on low speed and 100 watts on high speed.
Industry:Energy
A motor vehicle that operates on two different fuels, but not on a mixture of the fuels. Each fuel is stored in a separate tank.
Industry:Energy
A medium-temperature collector used predominantly in space heating, utilising pumped air as the heat-transfer medium.
Industry:Energy
A written statement signed by two parties that specifies the terms for exchanging energy.
Industry:Energy
Cooling and dehumidifying the air in an enclosed space by use of a refrigeration unit powered by electricity or natural gas. Note: Fans, blowers, and evaporative cooling systems ("swamp coolers") that are not connected to a refrigeration unit are excluded.
Industry:Energy
A direct contract between an electric power producer and either a user or broker outside of a centralised power pool or power exchange.
Industry:Energy