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Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER)
By admin at 3 January, 2009, 4:29 am
Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) – A measure of seasonal or annual efficiency of a central air conditioner or air conditioning heat pump. It takes into account the variations in temperature that can occur within a season and is the average number of BTU of cooling delivered for every watt-hour of electricity used by the [...]
Read More >>Renewable Energy
By admin at 3 January, 2009, 4:28 am
Renewable Energy – Energy derived from resources that are regenerative or for all practical purposes cannot be depleted. Types of renewable energy resources include moving water (hydro, tidal and wave power), thermal gradients in ocean water, biomass, geothermal energy, solar energy, and wind energy. Municipal solid waste (MSW) is also considered to a renewable energy [...]
Read More >>Occupancy Sensors
By admin at 3 January, 2009, 4:27 am
Occupancy Sensors – A device that switches lights on and off or dims and brightens them based on the presence or absence of people. Occupancy sensors are often based on motion detectors and/or infrared sensors.
Passive Solar (Building) Design – A building design that uses structural elements of a building and area landscape to heat and [...]
Net Metering
By admin at 3 January, 2009, 4:26 am
Net Metering – is a utility resource usage and payment scheme in which a customer who generates their own power is compensated monetarily. Net metering originated with electric companies as a way to encourage consumers to invest in renewable energy sources such as solar or wind power. In a net metering program, the electric company [...]
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