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Glossary - M
The utilities industry is awash with jargon and apparently meaningless abbreviations. We aim to explain what some of them mean. Please use either the search box (above and left) or the A to Z matrix to the right.
Displaying 1 - 10 of 11 definitions.
- Maximum annual quantity
- Annual quantity of gas multiplied by the MAQ percentage.
- Maximum daily quantity
- Maximum aggregated daily quantity of gas to be delivered to a supply point
- Maximum Demand
- The highest average electricity demand occurring in a half hour period. Maximum demand tariffs comprise of a) fixed monthly charge, b) an availability charge per kVA of the highest demand expected, c) a price per unit for day and night units, d) a maximum demand charge based on the measured maximum number of units used in one half hour period in the month.
- Meter operator
- The organisation appointed to install and maintain metering equipment.
- Meter Operator Agreement
- Agreement between the customer and the nominated meter operator.
- MMS
- Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a standard for telephony messaging systems that allows sending messages that include multimedia objects (images, audio, video, rich text) and not just text as in Short Message Service (SMS). It is mainly deployed in cellular networks along with other messaging systems like SMS, Mobile Instant Messaging and Mobile E-mail.
- MPAN
- A Meter Point Administration Number also known as MPAN, Supply Number or S-Number is a 21 digit reference, used in Great Britain to uniquely identify electricity supply points, such as individual domestic residences; the gas equivalent is the Meter Point Reference Number.
- MPAS
- Meter Point Administration Service. Provides information regarding electricity supply to properties in their distribution network areas and regulates the registration process between electricity suppliers
- MPRN
- The Meter Point Reference Number is the equivalent for gas supply to the MPAN used for electricity supply
- MW
- Megawatt = 1,000 kW