- 行业: Energy
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
The subset of the total market that is allowed to participate in a utility's DSM programme based on eligibility criteria.
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A device which indicates or records the instantaneous, maximum or integrated (over a specified period) demand.
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A naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon gases found in porous geologic formations beneath the earth's surface, often in association with petroleum. The principal constituent is methane. 1. Dry. Gas whose water content has been reduced by a dehydration process. Gas containing little or no hydrocarbons commercially recoverable as liquid product. Specified small quantities of liquids are permitted by varying statutory definitions in certain states. 2.Liquefied (LNG). See LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS. 3. Sour. Gas found in its natural state, containing such amounts of compounds of sulphur as to make it impractical to use, without purifying, because of its corrosive effect on piping and equipment. 4.Sweet. Gas found in its natural state, containing such small amounts of compounds of sulphur that it can be used without purifying, with no deleterious effect on piping and equipment. 5. Wet. Wet natural gas is unprocessed natural gas or partially processed natural gas produced from strata containing condensable hydrocarbons. The term is subject to varying legal definitions as specified by certain state statutes. (The usual maximum allowable is 7lbs./MMcf water content and .02 gallons/Mcf of Natural Gasoline.)
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A transporter that voluntarily provides its services on a contractual basis for other parties.
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Book in which successive readings of utility customers' metres are recorded by gas utility metre readers. The difference between successive readings is the gas consumption for the period.
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That portion of an appliance designed for the attachment of the draught hood or vent connector.
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The total estimated volume of gas that could be contained in storage reservoir when it is developed to the maximum design pressure.
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A metre index display used to correct volume under flowing gas conditions to a base temperature, commonly 60oF.
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A study to assess changes in DSM programme load impacts over time. See PERSISTENCE.
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