glossary
A list of defined electricity related terms.
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Stands for Energy Information Administration. The EIAStands for Energy Information Administration. The EIA is a section of the U.S. Department of Energy that is responsible for gathering and reporting a wide variety of data on energy in the United States. is a section of the U.S. Department of Energy that is responsible for gathering and reporting a wide variety of data on energy in the United States.
- Electric Utilitysearch for term
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An entity that sells and distributes electric power to end users including residential consumers and businesses.
- Energy Starsearch for term
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A U.S. government program that supports and sets standards for the energy efficiency of a wide variety of products.
- Feed-in Tariffsearch for term
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A special incentive rate paid to consumers who provide the grid with their excess electricity generated from renewable sources.
- Green Power Programsearch for term
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A special, optional class of service that allows consumers to pay extra to ensure that some or all of their electric usage is offset by purchases of power from renewable sources of energy such as wind, solar and hydroelectric power.
- kWhsearch for term
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Stands for KilowattA watt is the standard measure of power consumption for electrical devices used in the home.-Hour. A kilowatt-hour equals 1,000 watts of power delivered for a full hour. Home energy consumption is typically measured in kWhStands for Kilowatt-Hour. A kilowatt-hour equals 1,000 watts of power delivered for a full hour. Home energy consumption is typically measured in kWh..
- MWhsearch for term
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Stands for MegawattA watt is the standard measure of power consumption for electrical devices used in the home.-Hour. A megawatt-hour equals 1,000 kilowatts delivered for a full hour. Electric power generation is typically measured in MWhStands for Megawatt-Hour. A megawatt-hour equals 1,000 kilowatts delivered for a full hour. Electric power generation is typically measured in MWh..
- Net Meteringsearch for term
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A utility billing practice that allows consumers who generate their own power to receive credit for electric power generated in excess of their usage during a certain period of time.
- Smart Gridsearch for term
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A collection of technologies that allows for improved communication between utilities and end-use customers.
- Wattsearch for term
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A wattA watt is the standard measure of power consumption for electrical devices used in the home. is the standard measure of power consumption for electrical devices used in the home.