Joseph Nowarski - - Energy Conservation Expert

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Energy Conservation Terms

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bbl
   Barrels of Oil Equivalent.
   Energy unit.
   1 bbl = 0.1364 TOE

bbl/d
   Barrels of Oil Equivalent per Day.
   Used as energy consumption unit.
   1 bbl/d = 49.8 TOE/y

BTU
   British Thermal Unit.
   Energy unit.
   1 BTU = 0.252 kcal

CHP = HPC
   Combined Heat and Power
   Heat and Power Co-generation
   Combined Cycle

DSM
   Demand Side Management

EC
   Energy Conservation (EE+RES)

ECM
   Energy Conservation Measure

EE
   Energy Efficiency

Energy Intensity (EI)
   Energy consumption of the country (in TOE/y), divided by GDP (in M$/y).

ESco
   Energy Services Company
   Company investing in ECM, receiving payback as a part of consumers energy saving.

Fuel Factor
   Accounting system to encourage Heat and Power Cogeneration, subsidizing fuel prices if above the calculated level.

GDP
   Gross Domestic Product (in US$)

GNP
   Gross National Product (in US$).

HPC = CHP
   Heat and Power Co-generation
   Combined Heat and Power
   Combined Cycle

IEA
   International Energy Agency.

IRP
   Integrated Resources Planning.
   Electricity sector planning, including Energy Conservation.

LEAC
   Local Energy Advice Center.

MTOE
   Million Tons of Oil Equivalent.

PV
   Photo-Voltaic - Solar Cells.

quad
   quadrillion BTU.
   Energy unit.
   1 QUAD = EXP15 BTU = 25.2 TOE

RES
   Renewable Energy Sources (Solar, Wind, Biomass).

TOE
   Ton of Oil Equivalent.
   Energy consumption unit.
   1 TOE = 10,000,000 kcal.

TOE/y
   Ton of Oil Equivalent per year.
   Energy consumption unit.

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created 15 Sep 1999
updated: 27 February 2006

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