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U.S. Energy Information Administration
Sektör: Energy
Number of terms: 18450
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A company that confines its activities to owning stock in and supervising management of other companies. The Securities and Exchange Commission, as administrator of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, defines a holding company as "a company which directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 10 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of aholding company" (15 USC 79b, par. a (7)).
Industry:Energy
The maximum deliverabilityrate (Mcf/d) estimated at the present developed maximum operating capacity.
Industry:Energy
The enclosure on a water heater, furnace, or boiler.
Industry:Energy
A structure built to contain large volumes of liquid waste to ensure that it meets environmental requirements prior to release.
Industry:Energy
The greatest of all demands of the load that has occurred within a specified period of time.
Industry:Energy
A refined petroleum product used in jet aircraft engines. It includes kerosene-type jet fuel and naphtha-type jet fuel.
Industry:Energy
The most common type of wind turbine where the axis of rotation is oriented horizontally. Also see Wind turbine.
Industry:Energy
The gross electrical output measured at the output terminals of the turbine generator(s) during the most restrictive seasonal conditions, less the station service load.
Industry:Energy
Agreements made between two or more nations under the auspices of the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) whereby a developed country can receive "emissions reduction units" when it helps to finance projects that reduce net emissions in another developed country (including countries with economies in transition).
Industry:Energy
A unit for measuring the rate of work (or power) equivalent to 33,000 foot-pounds per minute or 746 watts.
Industry:Energy