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momentum
Energy; Energy trade
The simple difference between the price now and the price N days ago. Momentum is negative if the price now is below the price N days ago, and positive if it is above.
mothball
Energy; Energy trade
To place a generating facility in an inactive state so that it can neither be brought into operation immediately nor counted towards reserve margin.
gas bubble
Energy; Energy trade
A fundamental and usually long-lasting oversupply situation. A gas bubble typically is responsible for long-term depressed prices.
in-lieu energy
Energy; Energy trade
Energy exchanged between a reservoir owner and the owner of a downstream project. The agreement allows reservoir owners to retain water above a reservoir's energy content curve; however, owners of ...
alternating current distribution
Energy; Energy trade
The supply of electricity from one or more major receiving stations to the point of consumption. Energy is generally supplied at a voltage that can be directly used by large rotating machinery and ...
primary/secondary
Energy; Energy trade
In metals, primary metal refers to metal produced from mined ore, as opposed to secondary metal, which is produced from secondary sources, mainly scrap.
cogeneration
Energy; Energy trade
The production of both electricity and useful thermal energy from the same energy source. Natural gas tends to be a favored fuel for combined-cycle cogeneration units, in which waste heat is ...
