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The lowest rate of flow of water past a given point during a specified period.
Industry:Energy
Vertical difference of 100 feet or less in the upstream surface water elevation (headwater) and the downstream surface water elevation (tailwater) at a dam.
Industry:Energy
Total consumption of a particular fuel(s) divided by the total floor space of buildings that use the fuel(s) divided by total annual hours of operation.
Industry:Energy
An energy-consuming subsector of the industrial sector that consists of all facilities and equipment used to extract energy and mineral resources.
Industry:Energy
The purpose of LIHEAP is to assist eligible households to meet the cost of heating or cooling in residential dwellings. The Federal government provides the funds to the States that administer the program.
Industry:Energy
Energy transfers that cross Balancing Authority boundaries.
Industry:Energy
One mine and/or tipple at a single physical location.
Industry:Energy
The period of time between a plant's nuclear generating unit's initial fuel loading date and the issuance of its operating (full-power) license. The maximum level of operation during this period is 5 percent of the unit's thermal rating.
Industry:Energy
The responsible entity that authorizes implementation of valid and balanced Interchange Schedules between Balancing Authority Areas, and ensures communication of Interchange information for reliability assessment purposes.
Industry:Energy
A current carrier, either an electron or a hole, that is in the minority in a specific layer of a semiconductor material; the diffusion of minority carriers under the action of the cell junction voltage is the current in a photovoltaic device.
Industry:Energy