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Energy; Energy efficiency
The power conduit of an electric power plant; the starting point of the electric transmission system.
Rated power
Energy; Energy efficiency
The power output of a device under specific or nominal operating conditions.
Combustion
Energy; Energy efficiency
The process of burning; the oxidation of a material by applying heat, which unites oxygen with a material or fuel.
Phase change
Energy; Energy efficiency
The process of changing from one physical state (solid, liquid, or gas) to another, with a necessary or coincidental input or release of energy.
Deregulation
Energy; Energy efficiency
The process of changing regulatory policies and laws to increase competition among suppliers of commodities and services. The process of deregulating the electric power industry was initiated by the ...
Electricity industry restructuring
Energy; Energy efficiency
The process of changing the structure of the electric power industry from one of guaranteed monopoly over service territories, as established by the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, to one ...
Direct-gain
Energy; Energy efficiency
The process by which sunlight directly enters a building through the windows and is absorbed and stored in massive floors or walls.
