Peak load plant

A plant usually housing old, low-efficiency steam units, gas turbines, diesels, or pumped-storage hydroelectric equipment normally used during the peak-load periods.

Source: Energy Information Administration, 2006

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ACBM	Account classi...	Account of oth...
Accounting sys...	Acid mine drai...	Acid rain
Acquisition	Acquisition co...	Acre-foot
Acreage	Active power	Active solar
Actual peak re...	Adjustable spe...	Adjusted elect...
Adjustment bid	Administrative...	Advance royalty
Advances from ...	Advances to mu...	Adverse water ...
Affiliate	Afforestation	Aftermarket co...
Aftermarket ve...	Agglomerating ...	Aggregate ratio
Aggregator	Agriculture	Air cleaner
Air collector	Air conditioni...	Air conditioni...
Air pollution ...	Alcohol	Alkylate
Alkylation	All-electric h...	Alternate ener...
Alternating cu...	Alternative fu...	Alternative fu...
Alternative-fu...	Alternative-ra...	Amorphous sili...
Amortization	Ampere	Ancillary serv...
Annual operati...	Annual require...	ANSI assembly ...
Anthracite	Anthropogenic	API
API gravity

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