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Pipe is used to move natural gas from one location to another and can also be used as a form of storage. Pipe size and type vary...
Natural gas pipe
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Valves perform various functions throughout the gas delivery system. They block flow by not allowing gas to pass beyond a certain point....
Natural gas valves
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Automated meter reading or AMR (also sometimes called automatic meter reading) combines the electronic capabilities of newer solid-state...
Automated meter reading (AMR)
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In an AC system, frequency is the rate at which the electron flow changes direction. Frequency is measured in hertz, abbreviated as Hz,...
Frequency
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Coincident peak demand is the demand of a customer or group of customers at the time of the electric or gas system’s peak demand. The...
Coincident peak demand
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A wye distribution line describes a specific configuration of a three-phase line. If a system designer has specified a three-phase line,...
Wye distribution line
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A gas regulation station is a facility that includes multiple regulators that reduce gas pressure to the operating pressure appropriate...
Regulation station
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Under the single-buyer electric market model, the utility company creates a supply purchasing group whose job is to competitively procure...
Single buyer with competitive generation electric market model
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A synchronous generator is an electrical machine that converts the mechanical power of a spinning shaft into alternating current (AC)...
Synchronization
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There are generation technologies other than renewable generation that can provide energy without emissions. To recognize these, some...
Zero-emissions credit (ZEC)
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A switchyard is the set of facilities outside a power plant in which voltage is transformed and electricity flow is directed onto...
Switchyard
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Some oil wells also produce natural gas along with the oil. The produced gas is called associated-dissolved gas, or more simply,...
Associated gas
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A service territory defines the geographic area where a utility is allowed and required to provide services. Typically, a utility has...
Service territory
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Natural gas is delivered from the transmission system to end-use customers by the distribution system. Unlike the transmission system,...
Gas distribution system
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A revenue requirement is the total amount of money a utility must collect from customers to pay all its costs, including its return on...
Revenue requirement
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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...
Capacity payment
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SPP is a regional transmission organization (RTO) that coordinates dispatch and transmission of wholesale electricity in parts of 14...
