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California Energy Commission
Industry: Energy
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California’s primary energy policy and planning agency
a vehicle that can operate on either alcohol fuels (methanol or ethanol) or regular unleaded gasoline or any combination of the two from the same tank.
Industry:Energy
A non-bypassable charge that customers pay to a utility for the recovery of its stranded costs.
Industry:Energy
Excess capacity of a generating unit, available for a limited time under the terms of a power sales agreement.
Industry:Energy
A layer of still air adjacent to a surface which provides some thermal resistance.
Industry:Energy
Gas that is left over after fuel is burned and which is disposed of through a pipe or stack to the outer air.
Industry:Energy
natural gas that has been compressed under high pressure, typically between 2,000 and 3,600 pounds per square inch, held in a container. The gas expands when released for use as a fuel.
Industry:Energy
Gasoline containing tetraethyl lead, an important constituent in antiknock gasoline. Leaded gasoline is no longer sold in the United States.
Industry:Energy
A measure of the heat transfer through an air film. (See ASHRAE Table 1, ASHRAE Handbook, 1985 Fundamentals)
Industry:Energy
A process for burning powdered coal that is poured in a liquid-like stream with air or gases. The process reduces sulfur dioxide emissions from coal combustion.
Industry:Energy
Liquid fuel obtained by burning gas or vapor produced from oil and gas wells.
Industry:Energy