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Congestion Pricing — A method used to reduce traffic by charging a fee to road users during rush hours. The user fee may vary by the time of day and day of the week, being highest during periods of peak demand and lower at less popular hours. During low demand times … Investment dictionary
Electricity market — An electricity market is a system for effecting the purchase and sale of electricity using supply and demand to set the price. Wholesale transactions in electricity are typically cleared and settled by the grid operator or a special purpose… … Wikipedia
Congestion — A condition that occurs when insufficient transfer capacity is available to implement all of the preferred schedules for electricity transmission simultaneously. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary ***… … Energy terms
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability — The Assistant Secretary of Energy for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability is the head of the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability within the United States Department of Energy. The Office leads efforts to modernize the… … Wikipedia
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability — The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) is a program office within the United States Department of Energy. The mission of OE is to lead national efforts to modernize the electric grid; enhance security and reliability of… … Wikipedia
California electricity crisis — The California electricity crisis (also known as the Western U.S. Energy Crisis) of 2000 and 2001 resulted from the gaming of a partially deregulated California energy system by energy companies such as Enron and Reliant Energy. The energy crisis … Wikipedia
Stockholm congestion tax — The Stockholm congestion tax ( sv. Trängselskatt i Stockholm), also found referred to as the Stockholm congestion charge, is a congestion pricing system implemented as a tax which is levied on most vehicles entering and exiting central Stockholm … Wikipedia
Carbon tax — Part of a series on Green economics Concepts … Wikipedia
Smart grid — Public infrastructure … Wikipedia
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
