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California Energy Commission
Industry: Energy
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California’s primary energy policy and planning agency
A measure of the heat transfer through an air film. (See ASHRAE Table 1, ASHRAE Handbook, 1985 Fundamentals)
Industry:Energy
A process for burning powdered coal that is poured in a liquid-like stream with air or gases. The process reduces sulphur dioxide emissions from coal combustion.
Industry:Energy
Day-ahead Schedule A schedule prepared by a Scheduling Coordinator or the ISO before the beginning of a trading day. This schedule indicates the levels of generation and demand scheduled for each settlement period of that trading day.
Industry:Energy
Unwanted particles, mist or gases put into the atmosphere as a result of motor vehicle exhaust, the operation of industrial facilities or other human activity.
Industry:Energy
A tubular electric lamp that is coated on its inner surface with a phosphor and that contains mercury vapour whose bombardment by electrons from the cathode provides ultraviolet light which causes the phosphor to emit visible light either of a selected colour or closely approximating daylight.
Industry:Energy
The use of sunlight to supplement or replace electric lighting.
Industry:Energy
A device with separate air chambers that transfers heat between the conditioned air being exhausted and the outside air being supplied to a building.
Industry:Energy
Propellants used in aerosol products and refrigerants that are believed to be causing depletion of the earth's ozone shield. See CFCs.
Industry:Energy
A control system that varies the light output of an electric lighting system in response to variations in available daylight.
Industry:Energy
A class of liquid chemicals that have certain combinations of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen, and that are capable of being used as fuel.
Industry:Energy