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Local distribution company (LDC)

A local distribution company, or LDC, is the gas u

Locational marginal pricing (LMP)

Locational marginal pricing, commonly called LMP,

Loop feed electric distribution

A common distribution feed used to add reliability

Lost and unaccounted for (LAUF or LUAF) gas

The difference between the quantity of natural gas

Main disconnect

The main disconnect is a device installed in most

Manufactured gas

In the late 1700s and early 1800s, the beginnings

Marginal heat rate

The marginal heat rate represents the assumed heat

Mark-to-market (MTM)

The market-to-market (MTM) value of a portfolio of

Market affiliate rules

Both FERC and state utility commissions vigorously

Market-based rate

Market-based rates refers to prices charged by reg

Master meter

A master meter is a main meter installed ahead of

Maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP)

Maximum allowable operating pressure, or MAOP, is

Mercaptan

Also known as methanethiol, mercaptan produces the

Merchant generator

Merchant generators are electric generation entiti

Meter accuracy and testing

Regulatory rules specify the required accuracy of

Meter loop

The meter loop is the electrical equipment in an o

Meter reading

Historically, data was collected by sending a mete

Methanation

Methanation is a process of creating synthetic nat

Methane

Methane, the simplest hydrocarbon, is the primary

Microgrid

Microgrids are small localized electric grids that