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Active Power

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000387

The component of electric power that performs work, typically measured in kilowatts (kW) or megawatts(MW). Also known as "real power." The terms "active" or "real" are used to modify the base term "power" to differentiate it from Reactive Power.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000387
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesDOE Energy Information Administration Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000387",
  "term": "Active Power",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The component of electric power that performs work, typically measured in kilowatts (kW) or megawatts(MW). Also known as \"real power.\" The terms \"active\" or \"real\" are used to modify the base term \"power\" to differentiate it from Reactive Power.",
  "references": [
    "DOE Energy Information Administration Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/active-power/"
}

Record 387 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.