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Sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)
Energy; Energy trade
A powerful greenhouse gas used in high voltage electrical insulation, and in medical applications, among others.
Parts per million (PPM)
Energy; Energy trade
Typically used to designate amount of metals or other impurities in refined oil products.
Off-peak
Energy; Energy trade
Light load hours. The time of the day when an power system would experience its lightest load, usually in the middle of the night.
Dekatherm
Energy; Energy trade
A unit of heating value equal to ten therms or 1-mil Btus (1 MMBtu). Very roughly, 1Mcf = 1 MMBtu = 1Dt.
West Texas intermediate crude oil (WTI)
Energy; Energy trade
WTI crude is deemed to be traded at Cushing, Oklahoma. Traders typically refer to the NYMEX Light Sweet Crude futures contract as the WTI contract, although the contract allows delivery of other ...
Tailings
Energy; Energy trade
Material rejected from a mill after most of the recoverable valuable minerals have been extracted. Confined in a tailings pond, the main function of which is to allow enough time for heavy metals to ...
Stranded investment/stranded costs
Energy; Energy trade
An investment with a cost recovery schedule that was initially approved by regulatory action that subsequent regulatory action or market forces has rendered not practically recoverable. Costs that ...
