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To help you understand the key issues facing our industry, please use the following glossary of terms:
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- Peak Load
- The highest load on an electrical system or generator occurring during a particular period of time.
- Phase
- Voltage carrying conductor.
- Pool Pump & Motor Replacement Rebate Program
- SCE program where customers can get money back on the purchase and installation of a two-speed or a variable-speed pool pump. This program is offered on a first-come, first-served basis and is effective until funding is expended or the program is discontinued by the California Public Utilities Commission. Learn more.
- Positive
- The point of any circuit from which the current flows.
- Potential
- The pressure or voltage forcing electrical current through a circuit.
- Potential Link
- Also knows as a POT LINK. Testing device located in the meter to open the potential coil resulting in no disk rotation.
- Pothead
- A device shaped like a pot or bell attached to the end of a cable which is used to attach the cable to a wire or overhead conductor.
- Power Circuit Breaker
- This breaker will open the circuit under fault or overload conditions.
- Power Factor
- The ratio of true power (watts) to apparent power (volts x amperes).
- Power Grid
- Electricity produced in a power plant that is relayed from transmission lines to power poles then into homes and businesses.
- Power Marketer or "Seller"
- An entity that takes title to electric power generated by another entity, and sells that power. A power marketer may or may not be affiliated with a traditional electric utility.
- Power Source Adjustment
- A source of revenue based on the efficiency/inefficiency of customer equipment.
- Primary Lines
- High-voltage lines (4 kV, 6.9 W 12 kV, 16 kV, etc.) used to carry power from the substation to the immediate area to be transformed to lower voltages for individual customers.
- Prime Mover
- An engine, turbine, or water wheel that drives or operates an electric generator.
- Purchased Power
- Power purchased from other utilities.
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