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absorption chiller: A device that uses heat to create cooling or chilling for cold water or cool air.
access: The contracted right to use an electrical system to transfer electrical energy.
active anti-islanding scheme: A control scheme installed with the generating facility that senses and prevents the formation of an unintended island.
active corrosion: Continuing corrosion of pipeline facilities, which, unless controlled, can result in leaks.
actual interchange: Metered electric power that flows from one entity to another.
adjacent system or adjacent control area: Any system or control area either directly interconnected with or electrically close to (so as to be significantly affected by the existence of) another system or control area.
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ): A member of the staff of an autonomous Office of Administrative Hearings who conducts hearings, rules on motions, prepares a written recommended decision, and analyzes parties' exceptions in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proceedings.
AGA: For American Gas Association, the trade association of the gas distribution and transmission industry.
air pollutants: Compounds found in landfill gas or emitted with landfill gas, some of which are listed as air pollutants under section 112 of the Clean Air Act. A total of 47 air pollutants emitted from landfills are included in the model.
ampere: The unit of measurement of electric current, proportionate to the number of electrons flowing through a conductor per second. It is analogous to a measure of the number of cubic feet of water flowing through a...

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