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Capital structure, also referred to as a company’s debt/equity ratio, describes the amount of debt compared to the amount of equity a company …
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the process of capturing waste carbon dioxide from industrial facilities or power plants, transporting it to …
Carbon negative refers to an entity or a process that has a net effect of removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
A carbon offset is a tradeable instrument that represents a specific amount of reduction in greenhouse gas emissions or an increase in carbon st …
A certificate case is a regulatory proceeding to evaluate a utility’s application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) …
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
A Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity is a permit granted to a utility that authorizes it to a) provide service to a new area, b) en …
A CAV is a vehicle that emits significantly fewer pollutants than traditional gasoline- or diesel- powered vehicles.
A clean energy standard, or CES, is a regulatory requirement obligating utilities, generation authorities, or load-serving entities to acquire a …
Climate change is defined as a long-term shift in global or regional climate patterns.
CME Group is an American global markets company. It is important because it operates many key energy futures markets in the U.S.
A commodity is a product that is mass produced and unspecialized, and as such it is easily interchangeable with a similar product from another s …
Consumers or other affected parties can file a complaint with the relevant regulatory authority if they believe that a utility or other regulate …
Complete retail competition electric market model
Under complete retail competition the utility has been completely removed from the supply function and is simply a transporter of electricity th …
CNG is natural gas that has been compressed to a pressure of 3,000 to 3,600 pounds per square inch (psi) so that the gas takes up less than 1% o …
Construction work in progress (CWIP)
Construction work in progress, commonly called CWIP, is a balance sheet account in which all costs associated with the construction of new utili …
Customers considered to be core customers are those who lack alternatives to utility gas supply or choose to not participate in competitive supp …
The first step in the utility ratemaking process is to determine the utility’s authorized rate of return or its cost of capital. This is set b …
Cost-of-service ratemaking sets rates based on forecasted costs of providing service plus a “reasonable” rate of return on the equity invest …
A customer charge (also called a service charge or facility charge) is a fixed monthly charge that is applied to each utility account.