Electricity

Debt

Investor-owned utilities and other publicly traded

Decoupling

Decoupling is a regulatory mechanism designed to a

Delta distribution line

Distribution lines can be configured in different

Demand

Demand (also called load) represents the power (me

Demand charge

A demand charge is based on the maximum usage by a

Demand curve (electric)

Because electricity cannot be stored in transmissi

Demand response (DR)

Demand response, or DR, is a form of demand side m

Demand side management (DSM)

Demand side management (DSM) is the modification o

Department of Energy (DOE)

The United States Department of Energy is a cabine

Depreciation

The general concept behind depreciation is that mo

Deregulation (electricity)

The term deregulation describes modification of re

Direct combustion biopower

Direct combustion is the controlled burning of bio

Direct current (DC)

There are two basic types of electrical current: d

Disallowance

A disallowance, also called a regulatory disallowa

Dispatch

Electric dispatch is the act of a system operator

Dispatch curve

A dispatch curve is a graph of variable operating

Distributed energy resource (DER)

A distributed energy resource (DER) is a supply or

Distributed generation

Distributed generation (DG) refers to generation t

Distribution network operator (DNO)

A distribution network operator, also called a DNO

Distribution resource plan (DRP)

A distribution resource plan (DRP) is developed by