AcroNEMs
Electing Electric
Don't Get Loaded
On Your Own Supply
You're Tariffic
100
This certificate represents the environmental attributes of one MWh of renewable electricity.
When is a REC/Renewable Energy Certificate?
100
This method of heat transfer is so controllable, it can even heat just one half of a pan on a stovetop.
What is induction cooktop?
100

This organization's mission is to reduce dependence on fossil fuels by providing carbon free, affordable and reliable electricity and innovation programs for the community.

What is Silicon Valley Clean Energy?

100
Considered to be renewable in many states, this carbon-free power resource is not a qualified renewable in California.
What is Large Hydro?
100
This monthly document provides you with all the data you need, but is virtually impossible to understand.
What is Your Energy Bill?
200
Operating electrical infrastructure from Alberta, Canada to Baja, California, it’s no surprise the “W” in WECC stands for this.
What is Western?
200
This connected device optimizes the comfort of Mother Goose, Father Gander, and all the baby chicks in the household.
What is Nest?
200
Ensuring the continuous uninterrupted supply of power at the right voltage and frequency.
What is Reliability?
200

The state law that authorized Community Choice Aggregation.

What is AB 117?

200
Under this new, recently-mandated net energy metering tariff, new solar customers get less credit than before.
What is NEM 2.0?
300
This organization forecasts, schedules, and settles California’s electrical load- a true high wire balancing act.
What is CAISO/California Independent System Operator?
300
This technology is so efficient at making our showers the right warmth, it appears to violate the 2nd law of thermodynamics (conservation of energy).
What is Heat Pump Water Heater?
300
An energy resource that is placed on the customer side.
What is "Behind the Meter"?
300
Highly-polluting, carbon-spouting, GHG-emitting power resource that claims to be clean.
What is Fuel Cell?
300
As an SVCE customer, PG&E charges you this fee to pay for expensive power they previously contracted on your behalf.
What is PCIA/Power Charge Indifference Adjustment?
400
This three-letter acronym mandates the minimum renewable content of electricity in California.
What is RPS/Renewables Portfolio Standard?
400

This translates to "tea time" but won't help fuel your e-Golf drive.

What is CHAdeMo?

400
A collection of electric supply and demand equipment that can operate as an "island".
What is Microgrid?
400
A leading third-party certification service and label applied to renewable power resources.
What is Green-e?
400
The time-of use period where energy costs are neither highest or lowest is called THIS.
What is Part Peak?
500

This document, published annually, tells consumers how much of which resources go into their electricity supply.

What is PCL/Power Content Label?

500
This term represents transportation being a two-way energy participant rather than just taking energy.
What is V2G/Vehicle-to-Grid?
500
A program that requires reducing load when called upon.
What is DR/Demand Response?
500
The ratio of actual operating output to the nameplate capacity.
What is Capacity Factor?
500
You must exercise THIS type of tariff, if you want to be paid a flat rate for your excess solar.
What is FIT/Feed-in-Tariff?
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