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Energy Bills
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Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 25 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Many large utility customers participate actively in the ________ for their utility.
Demand billing
Energy management computer
Rate hearing
Small industrial rate schedule
2. A ________ is usually available for small industrial users and large commercial users.
Small industrial rate schedule
Average cost per kWh
Meters
Rate hearing
3. The current required by induction motors - transformers - fluorescent lights - induction heating furnaces - resistance welders - etc is made up of three types of current _______.
1. Power- producing current 2. Magnetizing current 3. Total current
The daily peaking
Energy costs to continue to increase.
Rate hearing
4. Understanding the difference between ____ - or power in kilowatts (kW) - and ____ - or consumption in kilowatt- hours (kWh) - will help you understand how electrical bills are computed.
Electrical demand; electrical energy
Small industrial rate schedule
Ratchet clause
Utility rates
5. Fuel oils are classified as ________ or ________.
Energy costs to continue to increase.
Utility rates
Distillates or residuals
Small industrial rate schedule
6. Installing their own ________ is often a significant cost- cutting opportunity for industrial users and should be explored.
Residential - commercial; industrial
The rate of use of electric energy; the time integral of the power.
Transformers
Demand billing
7. Typical actions to reduce kWh consumption involve ________ - ________ and ________.
Electric rate structures
General service rate schedule
Replacing existing lights with more efficient types; replacing electrical heating; cooling equipment with more efficient models...
The daily peaking
8. Many utility rate structures have a ________ associated with their demand rate.
Demand billing
General service rate schedule
Meters
Ratchet clause
9. Many utility rate structures include ________ and ________ for customers to replace old - energy inefficient equipment with newer - more efficient models.
Incentives and rebates
1. Power- producing current 2. Magnetizing current 3. Total current
Power factor
Energy management computer
10. ____are set up in two steps: 1st - the revenue requirements to cover the cost plus profit is determined; 2nd - rates are designed and set to recover these cost or revenue requirements.
Also called the rate schedule
Transformers
Average cost per kWh
Utility rates
11. Understanding industrial rate structures mean understanding the concept of ________.
Demand billing
Meters
Power factor
Electrical demand; electrical energy
12. The typical customer class categories are ________ - ________ and ________.
General service rate schedule
Residential - commercial; industrial
Transformers
Utility rates
13. ________ form the interface between the utility company and customer.
General service rate schedule
Ratchet clause
Power factor
Meters
14. The ________ is most easily obtained by taking the data for the 12- month period and calculating the cost over that period of time.
Demand billing
The rate of use of electric energy; the time integral of the power.
Average cost per kWh
Demand - consumption - power factor - sales tax - etc.
15. A ________ is used for commercial and small industrial users.
Rate hearing
1. Power- producing current 2. Magnetizing current 3. Total current
General service rate schedule
Distillates or residuals
16. An ________ that controls demand is usually better then manual control or time clock control.
Energy management computer
Incentives and rebates
Small industrial rate schedule
Average cost per kWh
17. ________ vary greatly from utility to utility - but they all have a series of common features.
Replacing existing lights with more efficient types; replacing electrical heating; cooling equipment with more efficient models...
The rate of use of electric energy; the time integral of the power.
Electric rate structures
The rate of return
18. The billing procedure - _______ - should be designed to reflect the true costs of generating the electric power.
Ratchet clause
Residential - commercial; industrial
Also called the rate schedule
Demand billing
19. In analytical terms - power is ________ - and conversely - energy the ________.
Also called the rate schedule
The daily peaking
Ratchet clause
The rate of use of electric energy; the time integral of the power.
20. ...instead of building new facilities - many utilities are urging their customers to reduce their ___so that the existing facilities will provide sufficient capacity.
Peak demand
Residential - commercial; industrial
Demand billing
Ratchet clause
21. Managers should know what electrical rate schedule they are under and how they are charged for the various components of their electrical bill: ________.
Utility rates
Meters
Demand - consumption - power factor - sales tax - etc.
Average cost per kWh
22. ___is the ratio of real power being used in a circuit - expressed in watts or kilowatts - to the apparent pwr drawn from the power line - expressed in volt- amperes or kilovolt amperes.
Incentives and rebates
Ratchet clause
Power factor
Electric rate structures
23. To handle the ________ - some utilities charge more for energy consumed during peak times.
Replacing existing lights with more efficient types; replacing electrical heating; cooling equipment with more efficient models...
The daily peaking
Small industrial rate schedule
Distillates or residuals
24. The profit level for private utility companies is determined by the state utility regulatory commission and is called ________.
Demand - consumption - power factor - sales tax - etc.
1. Power- producing current 2. Magnetizing current 3. Total current
The rate of use of electric energy; the time integral of the power.
The rate of return
25. Although temporary increases in energy supplies may cause short term rate decreases or rate stability - the long- term prospect is for ________.
Replacing existing lights with more efficient types; replacing electrical heating; cooling equipment with more efficient models...
Peak demand
Demand billing
Energy costs to continue to increase.