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| **Balance of System** (components): the complete system minus the modules. | **Balance of System** (components): the complete system minus the modules. |
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| **Base load electricity:** the smallest amount of electricity consumed by a utility's customers. Base load is provided **Clean energies:** Clean describes any energy source the exploitation of which does not generate significant amounts of pollution, and therefore negatively impact the health of human populations and the biosphere as a whole. | **Base load electricity:** the smallest amount of electricity consumed by a utility's customers. Base load is provided by slow-to-start, relatively inexpensive-to-operate generators, while peak-load is provided by quickly dispatchable sources. |
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| | **Clean energies:** Clean describes any energy source the exploitation of which does not generate significant amounts of pollution, and therefore negatively impact the health of human populations and the biosphere as a whole. |
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| **Current:** flow. In a river, the current is usually strongest near the center where the river is deepest. In electrical terms, current means the electrons flowing through a conductor, and is measured in amperes, one amp meaning 6.02x1023 electrons. | **Current:** flow. In a river, the current is usually strongest near the center where the river is deepest. In electrical terms, current means the electrons flowing through a conductor, and is measured in amperes, one amp meaning 6.02x1023 electrons. |
| www.wikipedia.org | www.wikipedia.org |
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| Numerous glossaries on the internet | Numerous glossaries on the internet e.g.: |
| e.g.: www.bigfrogmountain.com/glossary.cfm | www.bigfrogmountain.com/glossary.cfm |
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