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First availability of a newly constructed unit to provide power to the grid. For a nuclear unit, this time is when the Full Power Operating licence for the unit is received.
Industry:Energy
Includes sales to the Armed Forces, including volumes sold to the defence Fuel Supply centre (DFSC) for use by all branches of the Department of defence (DOD).
Industry:Energy
These are light bulbs used to light the building's interior, such as incandescent light bulbs, fluorescent light bulbs, compact fluorescent light bulbs, and high-intensity discharge (HID) lights.
Industry:Energy
A monetary cost and billing unit used by utilities; it is equal to 1/1000 of the U.S. dollar (equivalent to 1/10of 1 cent).
Industry:Energy
All of the light bulbs controlled by one switch are counted as one light. For example, a chandelier with multiple lights controlled by one switch is counted as one light. A floor lamp with two separate globes or bulbs controlled by two separate switches would be counted as two lights. Indoor and outdoor lights were counted if they were under the control of the householder. This would exclude lights in the hallway of multi-family buildings.
Industry:Energy
Generating capacity that is totally or partially out of service at the time of system peak load, either for scheduled outages (see GADS definition of "scheduled outages." These include both maintenance outages and planned outages.) or for reasons such as environmental restrictions; extensive modifications or repair; or capacity specified as being in a mothballed state. This does not include derated portions of generating capacity.
Industry:Energy
Cost for transportation and equipping a plant for processing ore or other feed materials.
Industry:Energy
The lowest rank of coal, often referred to as brown coal, used almost exclusively as fuel for steam-electric power generation. It is brownish-black and has a high inherent moisture content, sometimes as high as 45 percent The heat content of lignite ranges from 9 to 17 million Btu per tonne on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis. The heat content of lignite consumed in the United States averages 13 million Btu per ton, on the as-received basis (i.e. containing both inherent moisture and mineral matter).
Industry:Energy
The maximum demand at the instant of greatest load.
Industry:Energy
Uranium ore supplied to a crusher or grinding mill in an ore-dressing process.
Industry:Energy