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To fully understand the concept of capacity factor, it is important to first understand the concepts of capacity and energy and the units...
A capacity payment is made by a user of an energy asset to the owner of that asset in return for the rights to utilize the asset’s...
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Monetary capital is the money required to acquire and construct long-term assets (capital assets) necessary to safely and reliably...
A utility capital expenditure refers to money spent to buy or build assets with a life expectancy of longer than one year. Typical...
Capital structure, also referred to as a company’s debt-to-equity ratio, describes the amount of debt compared to the amount of equity a...
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the process of capturing waste carbon dioxide from industrial facilities or power plants,...
Carbon negative refers to an entity or a process that has a net effect of removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. To achieve...
Centralized generation, also sometimes called utility-scale generation, describes electric power plants that connect to the transmission...
A certificate case is a regulatory proceeding to evaluate a utility’s application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity...
A Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity is a permit granted to a utility that authorizes it to: a) provide service to a new...
A circuit is an intentional close-looped path through which electrons move to provide energy. As you can see in the illustration, the...
A circuit breaker, sometimes simply called a breaker, is an electrical switch that can be automatically or manually operated and reset....
The electric transmission and distribution systems require equipment to protect against a wide variety of electrical conditions that can...
A CAV is a vehicle that emits significantly fewer pollutants than traditional gasoline- or diesel- powered vehicles. While there is no...
A clean energy standard, or CES, is a regulatory requirement obligating utilities, generation authorities, or load-serving entities to...
Climate change is defined as a long-term shift in global or regional climate patterns. A majority of the world’s scientific community and...
The ready availability of low-cost coal historically made coal-fired generation a favorite of many utilities around the world. Most...
A coal steam turbine burns coal to create steam. Here's how this process works: Since coal typically arrives at a power plant via barge...
Cogeneration (which is a form of combined heat and power) uses a single fuel source to create two forms of energy: typically electricity...
