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U.S. Energy Information Administration
Industry: Energy
Number of terms: 18450
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That portion of the demonstrated reserve base that is estimated to be recoverable at the time of determination. The reserve is derived by applying a recovery factor to that component of the identified coal resource designated as the demonstrated reserve base.
Industry:Energy
Surface mining equipment. A tractor with a movable steel blade mounted on the front. It can be used to remove overburden that needs little or no blasting.
Industry:Energy
A porous and permeable underground formation containing an individual and separate natural accumulation of producible hydrocarbons (crude oil and/or natural gas) which is confined by impermeable rock or water barriers and is characterized by a single natural pressure system.
Industry:Energy
The present total developed capacity (base and working) of the storage reservoir, excluding contemplated future development.
Industry:Energy
A device moved or worked by air pressure.
Industry:Energy
An energy-consuming sector that consists of living quarters for private households. Common uses of energy associated with this sector include space heating, water heating, air conditioning, lighting, refrigeration, cooking, and running a variety of other appliances. The residential sector excludes institutional living quarters.
Industry:Energy
Residue from crude oil after distilling off all but the heaviest components, with a boiling range greater than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Industry:Energy
Energy generated that is beyond the immediate needs of the producing system. This energy may be supplied by spinning reserve and sold on an interruptible basis.
Industry:Energy
The time when the major portion of the interrupted load has been restored and the emergency is considered to be ended. However, some of the loads interrupted may not have been restored due to local problems.
Industry:Energy
The price paid for a product or service at the time of the transaction. Nominal prices are those that have not been adjusted to remove the effect of changes in the purchasing power of the dollar; they reflect buying power in the year in which thetransaction occurred.
Industry:Energy