- Industry: Energy
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
That portion of a utility's plant which is devoted to the operations of the company. Excludes plant: purchased or sold, in process of reclassification, leased to others, held for future use, under construction, and acquisition adjustments and adjustment accounts, and without deduction of Accumulated Provision for Depreciation and Amortization.
Industry:Energy
The maximum hoop stress permitted by code for the design of a piping system. See HOOP STRESS.
Industry:Energy
A formula used to allocate overhead costs of a parent to its affiliates. This method deviates from the "Mass Formula" by replacing the gross revenue factor with a factor that is computed based on net operating revenues (operating income before interest and federal taxes). This modification to the "Mass Formula" was the result of the Commission's concern, that the gross revenue factor would be distorted when allocating costs from an unregulated entity because of the inclusion of purchase gas costs in gross revenue for regulated pipelines. See MASSACHUSETTS (MASS) FORMULA.
Industry:Energy
A poisonous, corrosive compound consisting of two atoms of hydrogen and one of sulfur, gaseous in its natural state. It is found in manufactured gas made from coals or oils containing sulphur and must be removed. It is also found to some extent in some natural gas. It is characterized by the odor of rotten eggs.
Industry:Energy
Ability of an energy-using facility to alternately use more than one kind of fuel.
Industry:Energy
Designates a method of identifying the size of steel pipe without compromising the actual diameter data. Thus nominal 1 inch pipe with the actual external diameter of 1.315 inch (33.40 mm) becomes NPS 1; nominal 14 inch pipe with internal diameter of 13.250 inch (336.55 mm) becomes NPS 14.
Industry:Energy
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
