Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency

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annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE)

Energy; Energy efficiency

A measure of heating efficiency, in consistent units, determined by applying the federal test method for furnaces. This value is intended to represent the ratio of heat transferred to the conditioned ...

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

Energy; Energy efficiency

The national organization that coordinates development and maintenance of consensus standards and sets rules for fairness in their development. ANSI also represents the USA in developing ...

Atomic Energy Commission

Energy; Energy efficiency

The independent civilian agency of the federal government with statutory responsibility to supervise and promote use of nuclear energy. Functions were taken over in 1974 by the Energy Research and ...

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)

Energy; Energy efficiency

One of five federal power marketing administrations that sell low-cost electric power produced by federal hydro electric dams to agricultural and municipal users. BPA serves Idaho, Oregon, and ...

British thermal unit (Btu)

Energy (renewable); Energy efficiency

The standard measure of heat energy. It takes one Btu to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit at sea level. For example, it takes about 2,000 Btu to make a pot of ...

California Endangered Species Act

Energy; Energy efficiency

The state law originally enacted in 1970, expresses the state's concern over California's threatened wildlife, defined rare and endangered wildlife, and gave authority to the Department of Fish and ...

California Energy Commission

Energy; Energy efficiency

The state agency established by the Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act in 1974 (Public Resources Code, Sections 25000 et seq.) responsible for energy policy. The ...