Best Practice Guide

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On-the-Farm Energy Use

Lighting

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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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BOILING WATER REACTOR (BWR)Return to list of terms

A nuclear power unit in which water used as a coolant is allowed to boil at the core. The resulting steam may be used to drive electric turbines.

Source: California Energy Commission