Best Practice Guide

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Water Use

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Best Practice Guide Glossary

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BARRELS PER DAY EQUIVALENT (BPD-Equivalent)Return to list of terms

A unit of measure that tells how much oil would have to be burned to produce the same amount of energy. For example, California's hydroelectric generation in 1983 was 58,000 barrels per day equivalent.

Source: California Energy Commission