- Industry: Energy
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
The zero point on the absolute temperature scale. It is equal to -273.16 degrees C, or 0 degrees K (Kelvin), or -459.69 degrees F, or 0 degrees R (Rankine).
Industry:Energy
A white, tasteless, odorless, waxy substance composed of natural hydrocarbons and obtained from petroleum.
Industry:Energy
The amount of heat produced by the complete combustion of a unit quantity of fuel. The gross of higher heating value is that which is obtained when all of the products of combustion are cooled to the temperature existing before combustion, the water vapor formed during combustion is condensed, and all the necessary corrections have been made. The net or lower heating value is obtained by subtracting the latent heat of vaporization of the water vapor, formed by the combustion of the hydrogen in the fuel, from the gross or higher heating value.
Industry:Energy
These are payments for gas made to producers when the transmission company is unable to meet its contractual obligations to buy gas at a specified time. After the transmission companies' facilities are completed, the gas previously paid for is obtained from the producer over the period of the contracts as the producers' capacities permit.
Industry:Energy
Degradation of atmospheric quality due to heat, particulate, or other products from industrial plants, power plants, refineries, or vehicular engines.
Industry:Energy
Natural gas consumed by the engines in a compressor station, reported as a percentage of the gas transported through the station. Thus, a transporter whose gas passes through one or more compressor stations will be entitled to take delivery of less than 100 percent of the gas introduced into the pipeline network.
Industry:Energy
The physical quantity of gas requested, typically in MMBtu/day, for a specific contract or for all contracts at a specific point.
Industry:Energy
This refers to certain approved methods of computing depreciation allowance for federal and/or state income tax purposes. These methods permit relatively larger depreciation charges during the earlier years, in contrast to the straight-line method, under which the annual charges are the same for each year. This is sometimes referred to as accelerated depreciation.
Industry:Energy
A polymer prepared by the polymerization (copolymerization) of olefin(s) as the sole monomer(s).
Industry:Energy
