- Industry: Energy
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California’s primary energy policy and planning agency
A light petroleum product obtained by refining oil, and used as motor vehicle fuel.
Industry:Energy
Production of electricity from an energy source without transferring the energy to a working fluid or steam. For example, photovoltaic cells transform light directly into electricity. Direct conversion systems have no moving parts and usually produce direct current.
Industry:Energy
The smallest unit of an element consisting of a dense positively charged nucleus (of protons and neutrons) orbited by negatively charged electrons.
Industry:Energy
Radiation that has traveled a straight path from the sun, as opposed to diffuse radiation.
Industry:Energy
Extra machinery needed to support the operation of a power plant or other large facility.
Industry:Energy
an element of a county general plan consisting of a statement of geothermal development policies, including a diagram or diagrams and text setting forth objectives, principles, standards, and plan proposals, including a discussion of environmental damages and identification of sensitive environmental areas, including unique wildlife habitat, scenic, residential, and recreational areas, adopted pursuant to Section 65303 of the Government Code.
Industry:Energy
The revenue requirement of a utility divided by the utility's sales. Average cost typically includes the costs of existing power plants, transmission, and distribution lines, and other facilities used by a utility to serve its customers. It also included operating and maintenance, tax, and fuel expenses.
Industry:Energy
Natural heat from within the earth, captured for production of electric power, space heating or industrial steam.
Industry:Energy
The energy demand in a given geographical area over a period of time. For example, the number of kilowatt-hours used in a 24-hour period, divided by 24, tells the average demand for that period.
Industry:Energy
