Natural Gas

Retail marketer

A retail marketer is a non-utility entity that sel

Revenue allocation

Revenue allocation, also called cost allocation, i

Revenue requirement

A revenue requirement is the total amount of money

RIIO performance-based ratemaking

RIIO (the name is from the equation Revenues

Service territory

A service territory defines the geographic area wh

Spark spread

The spark spread is a quantity that represents the

Specified minimum yield strength (SMYS)

When engineers design a steel gas line, they desig

Speculation

Speculation is the act of taking on risk with the

Spot market

In the energy business, a spot market is a commodi

Stranded costs

A stranded cost refers to the amount invested in a

Supply-side competition

Supply-side competition refers to competition betw

Synthetic natural gas (Syngas)

Synthetic natural gas (SNG), also sometimes called

Therm

A therm is a natural gas unit equal to 100,000 Btu

Three-part communication

Three-part communication is a process used in the

Transmission pipe

Transmission line pipe is typically 12 to 48 inche

Turbine

A turbine is a machine in which the kinetic energy

U.S. energy flow

There are various sources of energy consumed in th

Unbundled service

Unbundled service happens when the distribution co

Upstream

The natural gas delivery chain comprises three sec

Valves

Valves are required along the gas delivery system