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Marketers generally purchase electricity from gene

Energy services companies, or ESCOs, evolved in th

An essential facility is a gas or electric company

An expense is an expenditure other than capital. M

In 1977, the Department of Energy Organization Act

Gas and electric market participants including pro

Firm service is the highest priority utility, gas

A fixed cost remains basically constant regardless

Gas combustion turbines allow a form of power gene

Natural gas composition varies by well, but most w

The Gas Control Department of an LDC or a pipeline

Natural gas is delivered from the transmission sys

Once exploration has provided enough evidence to i

Gas exploration is the process of exploring for an

After it is produced at the well, gas is moved to

As long ago as 1000 BC the Greeks are credited wit

A nomination is a request to move gas from one loc

A gas odorant system is the equipment that injects

While several theories exist to explain the develo

An important property of gas is its pressure. Pres

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