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American Gas Association
Industry: Energy
Number of terms: 18218
Number of blossaries: 1
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
The total estimated volume of gas that could be contained in storage reservoir when it is developed to the maximum design pressure.
Industry:Energy
A forward-looking mechanism for the current recovery of take-or-pay costs, established in Commission Order No.500. Section 2.105 sets forth the general guidelines for GICs. The GIC is intended to recover costs, on a current basis, associated with contractually committing gas service tailored to meet the customer's nominations. GIC's generally fall into two categories. Some GIC's are cost based, that is, they are designed to recover certain identified costs, subject to a reconciliation mechanism. Other GIC's are market based or market responsive. Market Based GIC commodity charges are based upon a measure of the current market price for gas. Market Based GIC demand charges are generally designed to recover any premiums which must be paid above the current market price for long term gas supply commitments. GIC charges generally are assessed either based on a customer's nominated contract demand (Demand Based GIC) or on the amount by which the customer's takes are less than a percentage of its nominations (Deficiency Based GIC). Prior to receiving authority to implement a Market Based GIC mechanism, the Commission must first find that the pipeline is operating in a market that is sufficiently competitive and that the pipeline's firm transportation service is comparable in quality to its firm sales service. See COMPARABILITY OF SERVICE.
Industry:Energy
A polymer prepared by the polymerization (copolymerization) of olefin(s) as the sole monomer(s).
Industry:Energy
Abnormally acidic rainfall, most often containing dilute concentrations of sulfuric acid or nitric acid.
Industry:Energy
Destruction of a metal by chemical or electrochemical reaction with its environment.
Industry:Energy
Natural gas consumed in the operation of a natural gas pipeline, primarily in compressors.
Industry:Energy
See HEATER, MAKE-UP AIR.
Industry:Energy
The amount of revenues the utility needs to receive in order to cover operating expenses, pay debt service, and provide a fair return to common equity investors.
Industry:Energy
The pipe which carries gas from the main to the customer's meter. Compare CLASS OF SERVICE.
Industry:Energy
This refers to Title 49, Part 192, of the code of Federal Regulations and contains the legal minimum requirements for gas transportation within the United States.
Industry:Energy