- Industry: Energy
- Number of terms: 18218
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
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
A functional classification relating to that portion of utility plant used for the purpose of producing gas; or to expenses relating to the operation or maintenance of production plant.
Industry:Energy
A porous, permeable formation containing natural gas under pressure. Compare STORAGE, UNDERGROUND.
Industry:Energy
The planning, development, improvement, coordination and evaluation of the safety component of integrated systems of people, materials, equipment and environments to achieve optimum safety effectiveness in terms of protection of people and property.
Industry:Energy
Those mains used primarily for injection and withdrawal of gas to and from underground storage.
Industry:Energy
A porous, solid residue resulting from the incomplete combustion of coal heated in a closed chamber, or oven, with a limited supply of air. Coke is largely carbon and is a desirable fuel in certain metallurgical industries.
Industry:Energy
Devices used with a meter to provide an adjustment of the meter reading to permit obtaining special information, or to transmit information to a remote location.
Industry:Energy
The plant surviving at the beginning of an age of interval and exposed to the risk of retirement during that interval.
Industry:Energy
A gas company schedule detailing the terms, conditions and rate information applicable to various types of natural gas service. This document is filed with and approved by FERC or a state regulatory body.
Industry:Energy
Devoid of crystallinity. Most plastics are in the amorphous state at processing temperatures; many retain this state under normal conditions.
Industry:Energy
