- 行业: Energy
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
A pipe in a gas distribution or transmission system which branches away from the central and primary part of the system.
Industry:Energy
A volumetric unit of measurement equivalent to 42 U.S. gallons, 9,702 cubic inches, 5.6146 cubic feet, 34.9722 Canadian Imperial gallons, 158.99 liters, or .15899 cubic meters. It is the unit of measurement commonly used to measure oil production and oil reserves within the U.S.
Industry:Energy
Cost of utility plant retired from service, whether or not it has been physically removed or replaced.
Industry:Energy
Metal valve in which a pierced plug rotates in a tapered or cylindrical body to control flow through the valve.
Industry:Energy
The air entering a space through a wall, crack, doors, and other openings.
Industry:Energy
The number of specified appliances or users divided by the basic units or total potential of the universe involved, i.e., Gas Heating Saturation related to customers is the total number of customers with space heating divided by the total number of customers. Saturation should not be used alone but should be associated with customers, families, households, population, or other qualifying terms indicating the universe referred to. For industry statistics, saturation based on customers served is used.
Industry:Energy
The volume of gas withdrawn from a storage reservoir during a given period of time.
Industry:Energy
A device for the purpose of relieving pressures in excess of a predetermined pressure.
Industry:Energy
A method to determine the cost of common equity component of return using the rate of risk- free investments plus a risk premium based on the stock market and the company's market volatility.
Industry:Energy
A temperature scale independent of the thermometric properties of the working substance. For convenience, the absolute (Kelvin) degree is identified with the Celsius degree. The absolute zero in the Kelvin scale is minus 273.160 Celsius (C). See THERMODYNAMICS.
Industry:Energy
