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The depreciation, depletion, or charge-off to expense of intangible and tangible assets over a period of time. In the extractive industries, the term is most frequently applied to mean either (1) the periodic charge-off to expense of the costs associated with non-producing mineral properties incurred prior to the time when they are developed and entered into production or (2) the systematic charge-off to expense of those costs of productive mineral properties (including tangible and intangible costs of prospecting, acquisition, exploration, and development) that had been initially capitalised (or deferred) prior to the time the properties entered into production, and thereafter are charged off as minerals are produced.
Industry:Energy
An electric rates chedule with a provision for charging a different unit cost for various increasing blocks of demand for energy. A reduced rate may be charged on succeeding blocks.
Industry:Energy
The unit of measurement of electrical current produced in a circuit by 1 volt acting through a resistance of 1 Ohm.
Industry:Energy
A device for generating steam for power, processing, or heating purposes; or hot water for heating purposes or hot water supply. Heat from an external combustion source is transmitted to a fluid contained within the tubes found in the boiler shell. This fluid is delivered to an end-use at a desired pressure, temperature, and quality.
Industry:Energy
Automated metre Reading is a term denoting electricity metres that collect data for billing purposes only and transmit this data one way, usually from the customer to the distribution utility.
Industry:Energy
An energy source to produce heat that is transferred to the boiler vessel in order to generate steam or hot water. Fossil fuel is the primary energy source used to produce heat for boilers.
Industry:Energy
Services that ensure reliability and support the transmission of electricity from generation sites to customer loads. Such services may include load regulation, spinning reserve, non-spinning reserve, replacement reserve, and voltage support.
Industry:Energy
A light-water reactor in which water, used as both coolant and moderator, is allowed to boil in the core. The resulting steam can be used directly to drive at urbine.
Industry:Energy
The annual fuel consumption divided by the product of design firing rate and hours of operation per year.
Industry:Energy
Petroleum imported and entered into Customs bonded storage. These imports are not included in the import statistics until they are (1) withdrawn from storage free of duty for use as fuel for vessels and aircraft engaged in international trade; or (2) withdrawn from storage with duty paid for domestic use.
Industry:Energy
