cost of electricity
1Cost of electricity by source — The cost of electricity generated by different sources measures the cost of generating electricity including initial capital, return on investment, as well as the costs of continuous operation, fuel, and maintenance. The price is normally… …
2Electricity pricing — (sometimes referred to as electricity tariff or the price of electricity) varies widely from country to country, and may vary signicantly from locality to locality within a particular country. There are many reasons that account for these… …
3Electricity sector in Guyana — Source : Guyana Power LightThe objective of Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is to reduce total losses to 15.4% by the year 2010, 10.3% on the technical front plus 5.1% commercial. Guyana Power and Light 2006] Responsibilities in the electricity… …
4Electricity generation — is the process of converting non electrical energy to electricity. For electric utilities, it is the first process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. The other processes, electric power transmission and electricity distribution, are… …
5Electricity provider switching — is the ability of power consumers to have an option or the power to choose their electricity provider in a deregulated electricity market as permitted by a state public utilities governing body. United StatesIn deregulated power markets such as… …
6Electricity distribution — is the penultimate stage in the delivery (before retail) of electricity to end users. It is generally considered to include medium voltage (less than 50 kV) power lines, electrical substations and pole mounted transformers, low voltage (less than …
7Electricity tariff — varies from country to country. There are many reasons that account for this difference in price. The cost of power generation depends largely on the type of fuel used, government subsidies and even the weather pattern. Until 2007, Denmark is… …
8Electricity liberalization — refers to the liberalization of electricity markets. As electricity supply is a natural monopoly, this entails complex and costly systems of regulation to enforce a system of competition.The standard model for electricity liberalization is the… …
9Cost allocation — is a process of attributing cost to particular cost centers. For example the wage of the driver of the purchasing department can be allocated to the purchasing department cost center. It is not necessary to share the wage cost over several… …
10Electricity sector in Honduras — Source : World Bank, 2007 The Electricity Coverage Index by department shows great disparities. Cortes and Islas de Bahia enjoy almost a 100% household coverage, while Lempira and Intibuca only have 24.6% and 36.2% coverage respectively. World… …
