Questions and Answers Updated
2026
EnergyA-
AAnswerAworkAthatAisAdone;AforAexample,AanAodometerAmeasuresAtheAamountAofAenergyAu
sed
PowerA-
AAnswerAtheArateAatAwhichAworkAisAdone;AforAexample,AaAspeedoemterAmeasuresAtheArate
AatAwhichAenergyAwasAused
BritishAThermalAUnitA(BTU)A-
AAnswerAtheAamountAofAenergyArequiredAtoAheatA1AlbAofAwaterAbyA1°F
ElectricalAPowerA-
AAnswerAdevicesAwhichAprovidedAresistantAworkAdoneAtoAmoveAelectronsAthroughAresistance
PointAofAUseA(PoU)A-
AAnswerAtheAcostAassociatedAwithAdeliveringAaAcertainAamountAofAenergy;AdependentAonAt
heApurchaseApriceAandAequipmentAefficiency
CustomerAChargeA-AAnswerAaAfixed,AmonthlyAcostAforAmaintenance,Aadministration,Aetc.
EnergyAChargeA-AAnswerAfuelAcost,Aconsumption,AandAoperationA&AmaintenanceA(kWh)
DemandAChargeA-AAnswerAtheAmonthlyApeakAkW,AtakenAinA15-minuteAintervals
DemandARatchetAClauseA-
AAnswerApolicyAwhichApenalizesAtheAconsumerAforAtheAhighestAmeasuredAdemandAinAtheA
lastAXAmonths
FuelAAdjustmentAChargeA-
AAnswerAaAchargeAwhichAcompensatesAforAtheAvarianceAinAfuelAcosts
GenerationACostsA-
AAnswerAapplicableAforAfacilitiesAwhichAhaveAaAchoiceAofAgenerationA(kWh,Atherms)Acost
AforAtheseAservicesAprovidedAbyAPowerAorAGasAMarketers
, CapacityACostsA-AAnswerArecoveryAofApaymentsAmadeAbyAUtilityAforAcapacity
PowerAFactorA(PF)A-
AAnswerAhowAefficientlyAelectricalApowerAisAbeingAconsumed/utilized;AlowAPFAindicatesApo
orAelectricAutilization
BilledADemandA-AAnswerApenaltyAforAlowAPF
MeterAChargeA-AAnswerAWaterASewerArate,AbasedAonAsizeAofAlineArunningAtoAmeter
UsageAChargeA-AAnswerAWaterASewerArate,AcommodityAcharge
SewerAChargeA-AAnswerAWaterASewerArate,AbasedAonAwaterAusage
NewAYorkAMercantileAExchangeA(NYMEX)A-
AAnswerAdeterminesAmonthlyANGApriceAforA"PriceADiscovery"AandAcurrentApriceAforAupAt
oA72AmonthsAintoAtheAfuture.AAllowsAGasAMarketersAtoAfixApriceAforAcustomerA"Hedging"
GasAMarketerA-AAnswerA
HedgingA-A-AAnswerA
FuturesAContractA-A-AAnswerA
HenryAHubA-AAnswerAhasAmonthlyApriceAofAgas,AbutAactualAlocalAcostsAmayAvary
BasisADifferenceA-A-AAnswerA
TransportationACostsA-A-AAnswerA
IndexAPricedAGasA-AAnswerAhighArisk,AsetAbyAtheANYMEX,AvariableAcosts
FixedAGasACommodityAPricingA-AAnswerAlowArisk,AfixedAcosts