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Administrative and general expenses are a sub-category of expenses incurred in the normal day-to-day operations of a business. Utility...
Administrative ratemaking is an alternative to cost-of-service ratemaking in which a government agency determines rates rather than...
An advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is an integrated system of smart meters, communications networks, and data management systems...
An aggregator is an entity that combines end-use customers or distributed energy assets into groups for the purpose of participating in...
Allowance for funds used during construction, commonly called AFUDC, is a regulatory method of compensating a utility for the financing...
There are two types of electrical current: direct current, or DC, and alternating current, or AC. In an alternating current system, the...
Amortization is the process of reducing or paying off a financial obligation with regular payments. An example is making equal monthly...
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Ampacity is commonly used in place of the formal term ampere capacity and is the maximum amount of current, in amps, that a particular...
Amperes, commonly called amps, are the units used to measure electric current. In an electrical system, the current is determined by...
A method to convert biomass to gas is the natural process of anaerobic digestion/decomposition in a device called an anaerobic digester....
Ancillary services are the services (other than energy) required by system operators to ensure reliable operation of the electric grid....
Apparent power is the total amount of power supplied to customers on an electrical system and is quantified in units of volt-amps (VA),...
Area control error, commonly called ACE, is a quantity used in operating bulk electric systems. ACE is defined as the instantaneous...
Automated meter reading or AMR (also sometimes called automatic meter reading) combines the electronic capabilities of newer solid-state...
AGC is a generator control system that adjusts the real power output of generators in response to control signals from the system...
A balance sheet is a financial snapshot of the value of the assets owned by a company and the liabilities owed by a company at a point in...
A balancing account is an accounting mechanism used by regulated utilities to keep track of the difference between projected expenses and...
A balancing authority is the entity responsible for maintaining system frequency for an area comprising a collection of generation,...
A balancing authority area comprises a collection of supply resources, transmission, and loads within metered boundaries for which a...
Baseload demand refers to the minimum constant level of electric demand created by a customer or a group of customers. For a utility or a...
