Turning off or disconnecting loads to limit peak demand.

A term used to describe a technologically advanced window system that contains glazing that can change or switch its optical qualities when a low voltage electrical signal is applied to it, or in response to changes in heat or light.

The amount of money required to secure a specified cash flow at a future date at a specified return.

Nonglossy paint with a relatively high absorptance.

The sum of the ratings of the electricity consuming apparatus connected to a generating system.

The ability to dispatch power.

A curve that displays load values on the horizontal axis in descending order of magnitude against the percent of time (on the vertical axis) that the load values are exceeded.

An insulation product made of a fibrous material or plastic foams, pressed or extruded into board-like forms. It provides thermal and acoustical insulation strength with low weight, and coverage with few heat loss paths.

Amorphous silicon with a small amount of incorporated hydrogen. The hydrogen neutralizes dangling bonds in the amorphous silicon, allowing charge carriers to flow more freely.

The highest possible pressure in a fuel-air mixture before spontaneous ignition occurs.

Solar radiation reflected from the ground onto a solar collector.

Fabricated as a single structure.

A popular term used for an evaporative cooling device.

A popular term used to describe the heating effect due to the trapping of long wave (length) radiation by greenhouse gases produced from natural and human sources.

The local climate of specific place or habitat, as influenced by landscape features.

A type of furnace in which fuel is burned and the heat is used to produce steam.

A body of water that contains brackish (highly saline) water that forms layers of differing salinity (stratifies) that absorb and trap solar energy. Solar ponds can be used to provide heat for industrial or agricultural processes, building heating and coo ...

A power plant that generates power by combusting a fuel.

The device in an air conditioner or heat pump in which the refrigerant condenses from a gas to a liquid when it is depressurized or cooled.

An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only.