G - K

The lower rate offered to a customer (generally a large industrial or commercial entity) who agrees to have electric service interrupted, usually during a high demand period

a for-profit electric utility owned by stockholders that is regulated by the state and federal governments

An independent power producer that generates electricity but lacks transmission and distribution

Integrated resource planning by electric utilities that uses a least-cost combination of demand-side management, conservation and new resources to meet projected future demands

A component of a transmission system (or several systems) that becomes separated from its interconnection because of the disconnection or failure of elements within the system

The independent system operator that manages a region's transmission grid

A unit of energy or power multiplied by time (3 hours of watching television = 1 kWh)

An electric generation company

Conversion of nuclear, thermal, etc. energy into electricity

The interconnected power lines and generators that supply, transmit and distribute electric power to the customers connected to it