Energy Market terms starting with H

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1. Heat rate The ratio of fuel energy input as heat per unit of net work output; a measure of a power plant thermal efficiency, generally expressed as Btu per net…
2. Heating degree days (HDD) A measure of heating demand equal to the number of degrees a location’s mean daily temperature was below 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
3. Hedging Hedging is an investment technique designed to offset a potential loss on one investment by purchasing a second investment that you expect to perform in…
4. Henry Hub A location near the coastal town of Egan, LA and the Texas border where more than a dozen major natural gas pipelines converge and exchange gas.
5. Hirschman-Herfindahl Index (HHI) Market share analysis The sum of the squares of the market shares of firms competing in a market. HHI is a commonly accepted measure of market concentration.
6. Hub A network device that connects multiple computers/peripherals together and allows them to share data.