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A solar thermal collector in which incident solar radiation is absorbed by the storage medium.
Industry:Energy
The number of revolutions that the motor turns in a given time period (i.e. revolutions per minute, rpm).
Industry:Energy
A plant in which the prime mover is an internal combustion engine. An internal combustion engine has one or more cylinders in which the process of combustion takes place, converting energy released from the rapid burning of a fuel-air mixture into mechanical energy. Diesel or gas-fired engines are the principal types used in electric plants. The plant is usually operated during periods of high demand for electricity.
Industry:Energy
The difference between actual on-road MPG and EPA laboratory test MPG. MPG short fall is expressed as gallons per mile ratio (GPMR).
Industry:Energy
Low-emission glass reflects up to 90% of long-wave radiation, which is heat, but lets in short-wave radiation, which is light. Windows are glazed with a coating that bonds amicroscopic, transparent, metallic substance to the inside surface ofthe double-pane or triple-pane windows.
Industry:Energy
Gas sold to customers with a provision that permits curtailment or cessation of service at the discretion of the distributing company under certain circumstances, as specified in the service contract.
Industry:Energy
Seven (7)-digit code assigned to a mining operation by the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Industry:Energy
Reduce the amount of waterflow through the showerhead from 5 to 6 gallons a minute to 3 gallons a minute.
Industry:Energy
This Demand-Side Management category represents the consumer load that, in accordance with contractual arrangements, can be interrupted at the time of annual peakload by the action of the consumer at the direct request of the system operator. This type of control usually involves large-volume commercial and industrial consumers. Interruptible Load does not include Direct Load Control.
Industry:Energy
