- Industrie: 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 maximum amount of natural gas which a consumer is entitled to receive during any specified time period. Usually the volume of gas that is subject to a curtailment plan. Also referred to as a contract obligations and entitlements.
Industry:Energy
The time-dependent part of strain due to a constant stress (also referred to as cold flow).
Industry:Energy
A formal meeting of interested parties in a rate proceeding before an administrative law judge or regulatory commission to obtain a decision on differences in a filing. Hearing may include written testimony, cross-examination of company witnesses, rebuttal testimony, recross-examination of these witnesses by the company, initial briefs, reply briefs addressing arguments raised by other in the initial briefs, and oral arguments.
Industry:Energy
A plug that is inserted into the end of an unfinished pipeline to keep out dirt and moisture; also a plug of a particular shape with a male thread on one end and considerable length to the closed end for convenient use of a wrench.
Industry:Energy
A white, tasteless, odorless, waxy substance composed of natural hydrocarbons and obtained from petroleum.
Industry:Energy
The amount of cash or other liquid assets that a company must have on hand to meet the current costs of operations until such a time as it is reimbursed by its customers. Sometimes it is used in the narrow sense to mean the difference between current and accrued assets and current and accrued liabilities.
Industry:Energy
The amount of heat produced by the complete combustion of a unit quantity of fuel. The gross of higher heating value is that which is obtained when all of the products of combustion are cooled to the temperature existing before combustion, the water vapor formed during combustion is condensed, and all the necessary corrections have been made. The net or lower heating value is obtained by subtracting the latent heat of vaporization of the water vapor, formed by the combustion of the hydrogen in the fuel, from the gross or higher heating value.
Industry:Energy
The period of time during which a reacting thermosetting composition remains suitable for its intended processing after mixing with reaction-initiating agents.
Industry:Energy
