Utility Rates, Grid, and Markets
A rider is an add-on charge, credit, adjustment, or condition layered onto a base tariff. Riders can recover fuel, transmission, demand-side programs, storm costs, riders for large loads, or negotiated service-specific obligations.
Mitigation in environmental permitting generally means avoiding, minimizing, and compensating for impacts. For wetlands and streams, remaining unavoidable impacts may require credits, restoration, preservation, or other compensation.
Read definition →Power Purchase Agreement is a contract for buying electricity or renewable output under defined terms. Data center users may use physical PPAs, virtual PPAs, or utility green tariffs, each with different accounting, risk, and deliverability implications.
Read definition →Voltage is electrical potential difference and is one of the key variables in power delivery. For large-load sites, voltage class strongly affects interconnection options, equipment cost, substation design, losses, and whether service is closer to distribution or transmission.
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