Best Practice Guide

Glossary

Introduction

Planning an Energy Program

Funding and Approval

Commissioning

On-the-Farm Energy Use

Lighting

Building Envelope

Central HVAC System

Boilers

Steam

Combined Heat and Power

Compressed Air

Refrigeration

Motors

Demand Response

Distributed Generation

Water Use

Best Practice Guide Glossary

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CALIFORNIA ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (CPUC)

CALIFORNIA UTILITY RESEARCH COUNCIL (CURC)

CALL-BACK

CALORIE

CALORIE

CAPACITY

CAPACITY FACTOR

CAPACITY RELEASE

CAPTIVE CUSTOMER

CARBON DIOXIDE

CARBON MONOXIDE (CO)

CARCINOGENS

CATALYTIC CRACKING

CAULKING

CCR

CELSIUS

CERTIFICATION

CFCs (CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS or CHLORINATED FLUOROCARBONS)

CFM (cubic feet per minute)

CHEMICAL ENERGY

CHILLER

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFC)

CIRCUIT

CLEAN FUEL VEHICLE

CLERESTORY

CLIMATE ZONE

CLUNKERS

CO-OP

COAL

COAL CONVERSION

COAL OIL

COAL SEAM

COAL SLURRY PIPELINE

COGENERATION

COGENERATOR

COKE

COKE OVEN GAS

COMBINED CYCLE PLANT

COMBINED HYDRONIC SPACE/WATER HEATING

COMBUSTION Burning

COMFORT CONDITIONING

COMFORT ZONE

COMMERCIALIZATION

COMPETITIVE TRANSMISSION CHARGE

COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG)

CONDENSATE

CONDENSER