This committee has oversight over the generation and marketing of electric power from federal water projects by federally charted or Federal RPM authorities, measures and matters concerning water resources planning, compacts relating to use and apportionm ...

A commonly used analysis for reporting fuel properties; may be on a dry (moisture free) basis, as "fired", or on an ash and moisture free basis. Fractions usually reported include: volatile matter, fixed carbon, moisture, ash, and heating value (higher he ...

A generator with a single armature coil, which may have many turns and the alternating current output consists of a succession of cycles.

Pounds/force per square inch absolute.

The percentage of a building's seasonal energy requirements that can be met by a solar energy device(s) or system(s).

The air that is supplied to the combustion chamber of a furnace.

The fine particulate matter entrained in the flue gases of a combustion power plant.

A chemical element, of atomic number 14, that is semi-metallic, and an excellent semiconductor material used in solar photovoltaic devices; commonly found in sand.

That portion of an electricity supply system used to deliver electricity from points on the transmission system to consumers.

A water and energy conserving device that limits the amount of water that a faucet or showerhead can deliver.

The weight of water vapor, per unit weight of dry air.

The damping of interior temperature fluctuations by massive construction.

A coating applied to the surface of the glazing of a window to reduce heat transfer through the window.

A plot of a wind energy conversion device's power output versus wind speed.

The mean distance a free electron or hole moves before recombining with another hole or electron.

A method of financial and economic analysis used to determine present and future values of investments or expenses.

The interior area of a building, calculated in square feet or meters.

The quantity of heat that a cooling appliance is capable of removing from a room in one hour.

A solar heating system that uses a liquid as the heat transfer fluid.

One layer of glass in a window frame. It has very little insulating value (R-1) and provides only a thin barrier to the outside and can account for considerable heat loss and gain.