Electricity Industry Quiz

The reduction in the supply of electricity to a Customer or the disconnection of a Customer in a manner agreed upon for commercial purposes, between a Customer and its Generator, Distributor, or Supplier.

A notice issued by the System Operator when a tropical disturbance is expected to make a landfall within 24 hours.

The process of automatically and deliberately removing pre-selected Loads from a power System in response to an abnormal condition in order to maintain the integrity of the System.

The component of System Loss that refers to the Energy used in the proper operation of the Distribution System (e.g. substation service) and any unbilled Energy that is used for community-related activities.

The government agency created pursuant to Republic Act No. 7638 which is provided with the additional mandate under the Act of supervising the restructuring of the electricity industry, developing policies and procedures, formulating and implementing programs, and promoting a system of incentives that will encourage private sector investments and reforms in the electricity industry and ensuring an adequate and reliable supply of electricity.

A piece of equipment, a line or circuit, a section of line or circuit, or a group of items, which is viewed as an entity for a specific purpose.

The average of the accounts receivable at the beginning and end of the period.

The ratio of total liabilities to total assets.

The process of evaluating a Distributor's (or Supplier's) Customer Service Program by using a statistically valid Transactions Survey.

The Active Power and/or Reactive Power at a given instant or averaged over a specified interval of time, that is actually delivered or is expected to be delivered by an electrical Equipment or supply System. It is expressed in Watts (W) and/or VARs and multiples thereof.