Best Practice Guide

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Planning an Energy Program

Funding and Approval

Commissioning

On-the-Farm Energy Use

Lighting

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Central HVAC System

Boilers

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Combined Heat and Power

Compressed Air

Refrigeration

Motors

Demand Response

Distributed Generation

Water Use

Best Practice Guide Glossary

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ELECTROLYSIS Return to list of terms

Breaking a chemical compound down into its elements by passing a direct current through it. Electrolysis of water, for example, produces hydrogen and oxygen.

Source: California Energy Commission