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Power generation equipment or system capacity to meet peak power demands.
Industry:Energy
Power generation from sources such as petroleum, natural gas, or coal. In some cases, large-scale hydropower and nuclear power generation are considered conventional sources.
Industry:Energy
Power plants, whose output depends on a factor(s) that cannot be controlled by the power generator because they utilize intermittent resources such as solar energy or the wind.
Industry:Energy
Power, often above an appliance's rated wattage, required to bring any appliance with a motor up to operating speed.
Industry:Energy
Primitive plants, usually aquatic, capable of synthesizing their own food by photosynthesis.
Industry:Energy
Ratio of useful energy output of a device to the energy input, averaged over an entire heating season.
Industry:Energy
Recombination occurring in the emitter region of a photovoltaic cell.
Industry:Energy
Referring to alterations in the environment due to the presence or activities of humans.
Industry:Energy
Related to stand-by power, leaking electricity is the power needed for electrical equipment to remain ready for use while in a dormant mode or operation. Electricity is still used by many electrical devices, such as TVs, stereos, and computers, even when you think they are turned "off."
Industry:Energy
Resistance caused by friction in the direction opposite to that of movement (i.e., motion) of components such as wind turbine blades.
Industry:Energy
