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COMPETITIVE POWER SUPPLIERS
Companies that sell power – also called electricity providers, electricity suppliers, power generators or energy marketers. Your power is delivered by the local electric utility/distribution company ( [..]
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Deregulation
Opening a market to competition, whose prices and practices were formerly fully regulated by government.
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FERC
The federal agency that regulates interstate energy transmission, sales, etc.
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Generation
The process of changing other forms of energy, such as fossil fuels, nuclear or renewable energy, into electricity.
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Kilowatt-Hour
The standard unit of measurement for electricity. 1 kWh = 1,000 watt hours. For example, one 100-watt light bulb used for 10 continuous hours consumes one kilowatt-hour (1,000 watt-hours) of electrici [..]
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Line loss
Describes the effect by which a measurable percentage of electricity is lost or unaccounted for as it traverses power lines before it is delivered to the end consumer.
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Megawatt
One million watts.
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Peak demand
The maximum power load during a specified period of time.
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power
Electricity is commonly referred to as power.
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Public Utility Commission
The state agency that typically regulates the sale of electric and natural gas utilities.
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