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economic dispatch: The allocation of demand to individual generating units online to effect the most economical production of electricity.
economy energy: Electrical energy produced and supplied from a more economical source in one system and substituted for that being produced or capable of being produced by a less economical source in another system.
electric and magnetic fields (EMF): Invisible force fields produced by devices that generate, deliver, or use electricity.
electric revenue adjustment mechanism (ERAM): A device intended to insulate a utility's margin (non-fuel related revenues) from variations in electric sales forecasts used to establish a utility's revenue requirement in rate proceedings.
electric system losses: Total electric energy losses in the electric system. The losses consist of transmission, transformation, and distribution losses between supply sources and delivery points. Electric energy is lost primarily due to heating of transmission and distribution elements.
electric transmission line: A transmission line (including associated equipment) of a design capacity of l25 kV or more extending a distance of 1 mile or more, or of l00 kV or more and less than l25 kV extending a distance of l0 miles or more; any transmission line located wholly underground in a city with a population in excess of l25,000; or primary transmission line approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in connection with a hydro-electric facility.
electric utility: A corporation, person, agency, authority, or other legal entity or instrumentality that owns or operates facilities for the generation, transmission, distribution, or sale of electric energy...

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