Best Practice Guide

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Planning an Energy Program

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Commissioning

On-the-Farm Energy Use

Lighting

Building Envelope

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Boilers

Steam

Combined Heat and Power

Compressed Air

Refrigeration

Motors

Demand Response

Distributed Generation

Water Use

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HEAVY WATER Return to list of terms

A type of hydrogen atom that may be used as fuel for fusion power plants. Also called DEUTERIUM, it is found in abundance in the seas.

Source: California Energy Commission