The ability to dispatch power.

The part of an energy utility's charge based on actual energy consumed by the customer; the product of the kilowatt-hour rate and the total kilowatt-hours consumed.

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

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

Legal documents that regulate construction to protect the health, safety, and welfare of people. Codes establish minimum standards but do not guarantee efficiency or quality.

The planting, cultivation, and harvesting of a single species of crop in a specified area.

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

Solar radiation reflected from the ground onto a solar collector.

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.

A stationary or rotating vent used to ventilate attics or cathedral ceilings; usually made of galvanized steel, or polypropylene.

A vehicle with an engine capable of operating on two different types of fuels.

Turning off or disconnecting loads to limit peak demand.

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 ...

The demand of a consumer of electricity at the time of a power supplier's peak system demand.

A gasifier in which the feedstock (fuel) is suspended by the movement of gas to move it through the gasifier.

Air that is returned to a heating or cooling appliance from a heated or cooled space.

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

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

The number of revolutions that the motor turns in a given time period (i.e. revolutions per minute, rpm).