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Energy Bills

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 25 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. ________ form the interface between the utility company and customer.






2. Although temporary increases in energy supplies may cause short term rate decreases or rate stability - the long- term prospect is for ________.






3. ________ vary greatly from utility to utility - but they all have a series of common features.






4. Fuel oils are classified as ________ or ________.






5. ...instead of building new facilities - many utilities are urging their customers to reduce their ___so that the existing facilities will provide sufficient capacity.






6. An ________ that controls demand is usually better then manual control or time clock control.






7. The ________ is most easily obtained by taking the data for the 12- month period and calculating the cost over that period of time.






8. The current required by induction motors - transformers - fluorescent lights - induction heating furnaces - resistance welders - etc is made up of three types of current _______.






9. Many utility rate structures include ________ and ________ for customers to replace old - energy inefficient equipment with newer - more efficient models.






10. Many large utility customers participate actively in the ________ for their utility.






11. A ________ is used for commercial and small industrial users.






12. The typical customer class categories are ________ - ________ and ________.






13. To handle the ________ - some utilities charge more for energy consumed during peak times.






14. Understanding industrial rate structures mean understanding the concept of ________.






15. Managers should know what electrical rate schedule they are under and how they are charged for the various components of their electrical bill: ________.






16. Typical actions to reduce kWh consumption involve ________ - ________ and ________.






17. Installing their own ________ is often a significant cost- cutting opportunity for industrial users and should be explored.






18. ___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.






19. In analytical terms - power is ________ - and conversely - energy the ________.






20. ____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.






21. A ________ is usually available for small industrial users and large commercial users.






22. Many utility rate structures have a ________ associated with their demand rate.






23. The profit level for private utility companies is determined by the state utility regulatory commission and is called ________.






24. 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.






25. The billing procedure - _______ - should be designed to reflect the true costs of generating the electric power.