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aggregator


Any marketer, broker, public agency, city, county, or special district that combines the loads of multiple end-use customers in facilitating the sale and purchase of electric energy, transmission, and [..]
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ancillary services


Necessary services that must be provided in the generation and delivery of electricity. As defined by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, they include: coordination and scheduling services (load [..]
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baseload


The minimum amount of electric power delivered or required over a given period of time at a steady rate.
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baseload capacity


The generating equipment normally operated to serve loads on an around-the-clock basis.
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bcf


The abbreviation for 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
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broker


An entity that arranges the sale and purchase of electric energy, transmission, and other services between buyers and sellers, but does not take title to any of the power sold.
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btu


A standard unit for measuring the quantity of heat energy equal to the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit.
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bundled utility service


All generation, transmission, and distribution services provided by one entity for a single charge. This would include ancillary services and retail services.
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capacity


The amount of energy and capacity available for purchase from outside the system.
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capacity charge


An element in a two-part pricing method used in capacity transactions (energy charge is the other element). The capacity charge, sometimes called Demand Charge, is assessed on the amount of capacity b [..]
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