| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Conventional Electricity Generation | Energy | Thermal generation of electricity by a plant using coal, petroleum, or natural gas as its source of energy, or hydroelectric generation of electricity by a plant using natural stream flow as regulated by available storage. In this report, conventional electricity generation is the direct nonprocess end use that includes fossil fuel used in electric generators for which steam is not an intermediate input. If intermediate energy sources are used, as in cogeneration, the fossil fuel is counted as boiler fuel (i.e., an indirect use). (references) | |
| Conventional thermal electricity generation | Energy | Electricity generated by an electric power plant using coal, petroleum, or gas as its source of energy. (references) | |
| Electricity generation | Energy | 1: The process of producing electric energy or the amount of electric energy produced by transforming other forms of energy, commonly expressed in kilowatthours (kWh) or megawatthours (MWh). (references) | |
| 2: The process of producing electricity by transforming other forms or sources of energy into electrical energy; measured in kilowatt-hours. (references) | |||
| 3: As an energy end use, the onsite production of electricity by means of electricity generators on either a regular or emergency basis. (See Energy End Use and Electricity.). (references) | |||
| Gross electricity generation | Energy | 1: See Electricity Generation, Gross. (references) | |
| 2: See Gross Generation. (references) | |||
| Net electricity generation | Energy | See Net Generation. (references) | |
| Offsite-produced energy for heat, power, and electricity generation | Energy | This measure of energy consumption, which is equivalent to purchased energy includes energy produced off-site and consumed onsite. It excludes energy produced and consumed onsite, energy used as raw material input, and electricity losses. (references) | |
| Standby electricity generation | Energy | Involves use of generators during times of high demand on utilities to avoid extra "peak-demand" charges. (references) | |
| Total Inputs of Energy for Heat, Power, and Electricity Generation | Energy | Use of energy in the production of heat, steam, power, or the generation of electricity. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Topics by Level of Interest: ELECTRICITY GENERATION | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Environmental concerns with electricity generation | 29 | Environmental concerns with electricity generation | 29 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
