EIF FINAL Questions and Correct
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Static Electricity is the result of?
Ans: Electrons being discharged
Alternating current was a better choice for public utilities because?
Ans: It could be stepped up or stepped down
Natural monopolies are characterized by?
Ans: having exclusive multi-regional franchise in exchange for
public control of their prices
The obligation to serve is?
Ans: The obligation to provide a reliable power supply.
The clean Air Act of 1970 was designed to?
Ans: Phase out the use of ozone depleting chemicals
Thomas Sprague invented the incandescent light bulb? T/F
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Ans: False
Prior to the invention of the electric light bulb, burning coal was the
primary source of illumination? T/F
Ans: False
Pearl street station was powered by steam engines? T/F
Ans: True
The invention of the transformer made providing DC power to
individual customers easier? T/F
Ans: False
Holding companies were created as an attempt to benefit from
economies of scale? T/F
Ans: True
Monopolies were outlawed in the U.S. be Sherman Antitrust Act of
1890? T/F
Ans: True
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The intent of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act was to stamp
out completion with utility companies? T/F
Ans: False
Natural gas often serves as the fuel source in cogeneration? T/F
Ans: True
A massive blackout on the east Coast led to an examination of the
reliability of the elyria grid? T/F
Ans: True
Conductor
Ans: Electrons flow freely through this material
Federal Trade Commission
Ans: Investigated the practices of utility holding companies
NERC
Ans: Organized to ensure the reliability of the power system
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Load diversity
Ans: When the peak demands of a variety of electric customers
occur at different times
PUHCA of 1935
Ans: Prohibited energy holding companies from engaging in
businesses the than the operation of a single utility
Energy policy Act of 2005
Ans: Gave NERC its power to enforce standards
Federal Power Commission
Ans: Created to coordinate hydroelectric projects
Air quality Index
Ans: Gauge to how much pollution is in the air in many location
across the country
Energy Policy Act of 1992
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