Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency

Industry: Energy

Contributors in Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency

A popular term for highly insulating window with a heat loss so low it performs better than an insulated wall in winter, since the sunlight that it admits is greater than its heat loss over a 24 hour ...

Stud

Energy; Energy efficiency

A popular term used for a length of wood or steel used in or for wall framing.

Green power

Energy; Energy efficiency

A popular term for energy produced from clean, renewable energy resources.

Insulation blanket

Energy; Energy efficiency

A pre-cut layer of insulation applied around a water heater storage tank to reduce stand-by heat loss from the tank.

Green pricing

Energy; Energy efficiency

A practise engaged in by some regulated utilities (i.e. power providers) where electricity produced from clean, renewable resources is sold at a higher cost than that produced from fossil or nuclear ...

Stand-alone generator

Energy; Energy efficiency

A power source/generator that operates independently of or is not connected to an electric transmission and distribution network; used to meet a load(s) physically close to the generator.

Investor owned utility (IOU)

Energy; Energy efficiency

A power provider owned by stockholders or other investors; sometimes referred to as a private power provider, in contrast to a public power provider that is owned by a government agency or ...