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81History of Santa Barbara, California — The History of Santa Barbara, California begins approximately 13,000 years ago with the arrival of the first Native Americans. The Spanish came in the 18th century to occupy and Christianize the area, which became part of Mexico following the… …
82Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 — The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA), codified at 16 U.S.C. §§ 703–712 (although §709 is omitted), is a United States federal law, at first enacted in 1916 in order implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds… …
83Hearn Generating Station — The Richard L Hearn Generating Station (named after Richard L Hearn) is an out of service electrical generating station in Toronto. It is still owned by Ontario Power Generation, a publicly owned electrical generation company.The site of the… …
84Renewable Energy Law — The German Renewable Energy Law ( Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz , or EEG), promotes the development of renewable energy sources via a system of feed in tariffs. [English translation of EEG legislation… …
85Net summer capacity — The maximum output, commonly expressed in megawatts (MW), that generating equipment can supply to system load, as demonstrated by a multi hour test, at the time of summer peak demand (period of June 1 through September 30.) This output reflects …
86Net winter capacity — The maximum output, commonly expressed in megawatts (MW), that generating equipment can supply to system load, as demonstrated by a multi hour test, at the time of peak winter demand (period of December 1 through February 28). This output… …
87Intermittent power source — [ Erie Shores Wind Farm monthly output over a two year period] An intermittent power source is a source of electric power generation that may be uncontrollably variable or more intermittent than conventional power sources, and therefore non… …
88Intermittent energy source — An intermittent energy source is any source of energy that is not continuously available due to some factor outside direct control. The intermittent source may be quite predictable, for example, tidal power, but cannot be dispatched to meet the… …
89Demand response — This article is about the electrical concept. For the transport concept, see Demand responsive transport. A clothes dryer using a demand response switch to reduce peak demand In electricity grids, demand response (DR) is similar to dynamic demand …
90river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …
