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South Australia Power Networks (SAPN)
SA Power Networks is the sole electricity distributor in the state
of South Australia
SAIDI
Stands for System Average Interruption Duration Index that
measures the average outage duration for each customer served
in units of time, often minutes or hours.
SGIG
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Shippers
The party who contracts with a pipeline operator for
transportation service. A shipper has the obligation to confirm
that the volume of gas delivered to the transporter is consistent
SLCP
Stands for Short-lived Climate Pollutants that identifies black
carbon, methane, tropospheric ozone, and fluorinated gases.
Currently, fluorinated gases (HFCs, perfluorocarbons (PFCs),
SF6, and NF3) account for 3 percent of domestic greenhouse
gas emissions in terms of carbon dioxide equivalency (CO₂e)
System Loss
System losses occur when 100% efficiency isn’t achieved in
either conversion or transport of energy. System losses are of
two types:1. Technical Loss, driven by the characteristics for
the equipment and materials 2. Non-technical Loss, driven by
theft, meter readings, pilferage etc.
Smart Grid
An electricity supply network that uses digital communications
technology to detect and react to local changes in usage.
Take-or-pay contract
Contract whereby the agreed consumption has to be paid for,
irrespective of whether the consumption has actually taken
place
Solar Power Europe
European Photovoltaic Industry Association. The association
that represents the photovoltaic (PV) industry towards political
institutions at European and international level.
Spot contract
Short-term contract, generally a day ahead
State Ownership
State ownership is the ownership of an industry, asset,
or enterprise by the state or a public body representing a
community as opposed to an individual or private party
TCI
Stands for Transportation and Climate Initiative, it is a regional
collaboration of 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the
District of Columbia that seeks to improve transportation,
develop the clean energy economy and reduce carbon emissions
from the transportation sector.
Third Energy Package
Third Energy Package. A legislative package proposed on
September 19, 2007 by the EC in order to pursue the liberalization
of the electricity and gas markets
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Super Pollutants
Methane and black carbon identified as the Super Pollutants
being some of the most aggressive contributors to
global warming.
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Rhodium Group
Rhodium Group is an independent research provider combining
economic data and policy insight to analyze global trends.
with nominations. The shipper is obligated to confirm that
differences between the volume delivered in the pipeline and
the volume delivered by the pipeline back to the shipper is
brought into balance as quickly as possible
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RGGI
Stands for Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which is the
first mandatory market based program in the United States
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is a cooperative effort
among the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode
Island, and Vermont to cap and reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂)
emissions from the power sector.
