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Replacement reserve comprises units that are avail

The long-term balance of electric supply and deman

Gas and electric utility rate structures and regul

Electrical resistance (or the resistance to the fl

Resistance is a term that is used to quantify how

A retail marketer is a non-utility entity that sel

Revenue allocation, also called cost allocation, i

A revenue requirement is the total amount of money

RIIO (the name is from the equation Revenues

A safety ground is a temporary conductor that is i

A service conductor is the wire or set of wires th

The configurations for any specific customer’s e

The service panel, also called a breaker box or fu

A service territory defines the geographic area wh

The voltage configuration that is provided by the

Under the single-buyer electric market model, the

Distribution lines can be configured in different

Single-phase feeders and taps are used to take pow

Single-phase power is what is used by most residen

Electricity