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Glossary
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.
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- Network code
- Legal and operational framework that defines the right and obligations of National Grid Transco and gas shippers/suppliers.
- NGN
- Non- Geographic Number e.g. a number prefixed 0800, 0845, 0870, 0871 etc. which is not geographically tied to a particular exchange.NGN is also used to refer to Next Generation Networks - the latest Internet Protocol (IP) based fixed line networks e.g. BT's 21CN network
- NHH supply
- A Non-Half Hourly electricity supply is one where the meter is incapable of passing usage information by remote communication with the meter operator. It is usually associated with an electicity supply of less than 70kVA
- Nominated consumption
- Annual quantity of gas nominated by the customer as their annual estlmated consumption requirement
- Nominated interruption
- The designation by National Grid Transco of a gas supply point as being interruptible, allowing Transco the right to interrupt the gas supply tor operational reasons.
- Non-daily metered
- Gas supply point whose meter is not fitted with a data logger and is read monthly, six monthly or at longer intervals.
- Offtake point
- Outlet of any control valve at any gas supply meter point
- PBX
- A Private Branch eXchange (PBX) is a telephone exchange that serves a particular business or office, as opposed to one that a common carrier or telephone company operates for many businesses or for the general public. PBXs are also referred to as PABX (Private Automatic Branch eXchange) and EPABX (Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange)
- PES
- Public Electricity Supply company.
- PIM
- A personal information manager (PIM) is a type of application software that functions as a personal organizer. As an information management tool, a PIM's purpose is to facilitate the recording, tracking, and management of certain types of personal information. Personal information can include personal notes/journal; Address books; Lists (including task lists); Significant calendar dates; Appointments and meeting dates; Email, instant message archives; Fax communications and voicemail; Project management features; and RSS/Atom feeds.