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Average revenue per kilowatthour — The average revenue per kilowatthour of electricity sold by sector (residential, commercial, industrial, or other) and geographic area (State, Census division, and national) is calculated by dividing the total monthly revenue by the… … Energy terms
Southwest Windpower — is a wind turbine manufacturer established in 1987 based in Flagstaff, Arizona. Maker of small scale, consumer oriented wind generators. With 100 employees and growing, Southwest Windpower’s tagline is “Renewable Energy Made Simple.” Milestones… … Wikipedia
History of electric power transmission — In the early days of commercial use of electric power, electric power transmission restricted the distance between generating plant and consumers. Originally generation was with direct current, which could not easily be increased in voltage for… … Wikipedia
Shrouded tidal turbine — An emerging tidal stream technology is the shrouded tidal turbine enclosed in a Venturi shaped shroud or duct producing a sub atmosphere of low pressure behind the turbine, allowing the turbine to operate at higher efficiency (than the Betz limit … Wikipedia
Base Rate — The portion of the total electric or gas rate covering the general costs of doing business unrelated to fuel expenses. *** A fixed kilowatthour charge for electricity consumed that is independent of other charges and/or adjustments. U.S.… … Energy terms
Carbon output rate — The amount of carbon by weight per kilowatthour of electricity produced. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
Heat content — The amount of heat energy available to be released by the transformation or use of a specified physical unit of an energy form (e.g., a ton of coal, a barrel of oil, a kilowatthour of electricity, a cubic foot of natural gas, or a pound of… … Energy terms
Heat Rate — The ratio of fuel energy input as heat per unit of net work output; a measure of a power plant thermal efficiency, generally expressed as Btu per net kilowatt hour. A measure of generating station thermal efficiency and generally expressed as … Energy terms
kWh — See Kilowatthour U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
Metric conversion factors — (for floorspace) Floorspace estimates may be converted to metric units by using the relationship, 1 square foot is approximately equal to .0929 square meters. Energy estimates may be converted to metric units by using the relationship, 1 Btu is … Energy terms
