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Bio-diesel - A diesel-equivalent, processed fuel derived from biological sources (such as vegetable oils), which can be used in unmodified diesel-engined vehicles.

Biogas - A combustible gas created by decay of organic material, composed primarily of methane, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide.

Climate Change - Sometimes referred to as global warming, climate change is the process by which human emissions of greenhouse gases are believed to be causing changes in the Earth’s climate system.

Conservation - The conscious reduction of electricity consumption.

Demand response - Mechanisms to manage the demand from customers in response to supply conditions.

Electricity demand - The peak hourly rate at which energy is delivered to loads and scheduling points by generation, transmission, and distribution facilities.

GHG emissions – Greenhouse gas emissions - gases in the atmosphere that trap the sun's energy and thereby contribute to rising surface temperatures; include carbon dioxide (byproduct of burning fossil fuels), methane (from agricultural sources) and nitrous oxide (from industrial sources).

IPSP - The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) filed an application for approval of the Integrated Power System Plan – Ontario’s 25-year electricity system plan.

Load management - Various ways of bringing the demand for electricity into balance with the supply, by the user or the utility or both controlling the time at which power is used.

MW - A megawatt is 1 million watts or 1000 kilowatts, a measure of electrical power or generating capacity.

Renewable energy - Electricity that is generated using easily available, naturally occurring fuel sources such as water flows, energy from the sun, wind energy, biogas and sustainably harvested biomass.

RESOP – Launched in 2006, The Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program helps Ontario meet its renewable energy supply targets by providing small electricity generators a standard pricing regime and a streamlined process.

Sustainability - An attempt to provide the best outcomes for human and natural environments both now and into the indefinite future.

Smart grid - A nickname for an ever widening palette of utility applications that enhance and automate the monitoring and control of electrical distribution.

Thermal storage – A technology that stores heat, usually from active solar collectors, in an insulated repository for later use in space heating, domestic or process hot water, or to generate electricity.