A hole dug to allow room for workmen to make a repair or connection in buried pipe, such as caulking bell-and-spigot pipe or welding steel pipe. In the broad sense, any hole other than a continuous tr [..]

A measurement of the amount of electric current.<

A device used in the home to perform domestic chores, such as a clothes dryer, dishwasher, refrigerator, toaster, etc.

The smallest unit of matter. Scientists so far have found 112 different kinds of atoms. Everything in the world is made of different combinations of these atoms.

"Real time" monitoring of natural gas quantities and characteristics as it passes through a specific location.

Therm usage for the billing period divided by the days of service for the same billing period.

Pressure against which a fluid is flowing. May be composed of friction in pipes, restrictions in pipes, valves, pressure in vessels to which fluid is flowing, hydrostatic head, or other resistance to [..]

Earth or other material which has been used to refill a ditch or trench. Also, the act of refilling a ditch or trench.

The regular, periodic interval used by a utility for reading the meters of customers for billing purposes.

Biogas is a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide that is generated when bacteria degrade biological material in the absence of oxygen, in a process known as anaerobic digestion. Biogas can be burned [..]