EIA Energy Glossary

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

This glossary, compiled by the EIA – the U.S. Energy Information Administration, explains terms relevant to petroleum, natural gas, electricity, coal, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and alternative fuels

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Tailgate
Tall oil
TAME
Tangible development costs
Tank farm
Tanker and barge
Tar sands
Tariff
Tax-cost
Temperature coefficient
Temporarily discharged fuel
Tennessee Valley Authority
Terawatthour
Term agreement
Terminal location
Tertiary amyl methyl ether
Tertiary butyl alcohol

Test well contribution
Therm
Thermal cracking
Thermal efficiency
Thermal energy storage
Thermal limit
Thermal resistance
Thermal storage
Thermocouple
Thermodynamics
Thermophotovoltaic cell
Thermosiphon system
Third-party DSM program sponsor
Third-party transactions
Thorium
Three-phase power
Tidewater piers and coastal ports

Tie line
Time clocks or timed switches
Time-of-day lock-out or limit
Time-of-day pricing
Time-of-day rate
Timing differences
Tinted or reflective glass or shading films
Tipping fee
Tipple
Tolling arrangement
Toluene
Ton mile
Topping cycle:  
Total discoveries
Total gas in storage
Total liquid hydrocarbon reserves
Total operated basis