- Settore: Energy
- Number of terms: 18218
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
The customer who purchases gas for consumption and not for resale purposes. See CONSUMER, GAS.
Industry:Energy
The rate at which fuel is fed to a burner, expressed as volume, heat units, or weight per unit time.
Industry:Energy
A charge for a unit of capacity reserved on a pipeline for firm transportation of customer-owned gas pursuant to Part 284 of the Commission's regulations. Section 284.8(d) of the regulations states that the fee may not recover any variable costs or any fixed costs in excess of those costs that would be recovered by using the same ratemaking methodology used for determining the demand charge in the pipeline's sales rates. The pipeline's tariff must state the maximum reservation fee. Because the reservation fee may not include any variable costs, the fee may be discounted to zero.
Industry:Energy
A heating system in which water having supply temperatures less than 250 degrees Fahrenheit is used as medium to convey heat from a central boiler, through a piping system, to the heating units.
Industry:Energy
A record of electrical characteristics of formations drilled through. Electric logs are used to identify the formations, determine the nature and amount of fluids they contain, and estimate their depth. See LOG, ELECTRIC.
Industry:Energy
An arbitrary index which combines into a single value the effect of temperature, humidity, and air movement on the sensation of warmth or cold felt by the human body. The numerical value is that of the temperature of still, saturated air which would induce an identical sensation. See CHILL FACTOR.
Industry:Energy
Forcing gas, under pressure, into the oil reservoir in an attempt to increase the recovery of crude oil; also done with water. See GAS CYCLING.
Industry:Energy
Pipes transporting gas within service areas to the point of connection with the service pipe.
Industry:Energy
