| Term | Description |
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| Last Meter Dial Reading | The previous dial reading taken from the meter. |
| Last Reading Datetime | Date and time of last reading. The standard Datetime format has been defined as: YYYYMMDDHHMISS. |
| LDCs | Local Distribution Companies. |
| Line Loss & Ufe ($) | The line loss and UFE monthly charge is the sum of the energy at the hourly power pool price. |
| Line Loss & Ufe (kWh) | Line Loss is a settlement amount of energy allocated to sites at a fixed rate. Loss factors differ between load types (called loss groups). Unaccounted for Energy (UFE) is a settlement amount allocated to sites and represents energy not accounted for by meters and losses. UFE is calculated hourly by the LSA for each Zone and the amount is distributed evenly to all sites for that hour (except for TA and direct connect sites). |
| LL | Load Limiter - a device that allows for a limited amount of electricity to flow to a residential customer. |
| Load Profile | A load profile is a series of load or consumption amounts for each interval over a particular time period. The intervals are one hour, so that the profile may be considered either as average load (kW) or total consumption (kWh) for each interval. The profile may be expressed either as the average per Customer or as the total load for each interval. |
| Load Profile Shape | A load profile shape is a normalized load profile. Specifically, the energy consumption in each interval (hour) is expressed as a fraction of the total energy consumption for the time span of the profile. |
| Load Research Shape | A Yes (Y) or No (N) flag noting a customer in the load research sample. |
| Load Settlement | Calculation by LSA of the consumption at each unit of the settlement interval (hourly) for each retailer operating within each settlement zone. |
| Load Settlement Access | Load Settlement Access is the fee charged by an LSA per a site for determining its load settlement. |
| Load Settlement Agent (LSA) | The party conducting load settlement calculations for a particular zone. The LSAs currently operating within Alberta are ATCO; ENMAX; EPCOR; FORTIS; Lethbridge; Crowsnest Pass; Red Deer; Ponoka; Fort MacLeod; Cardston. |
| Load Shedding | Removal of pre-selected customer demand from a power system, as a result of the occurrence of an abnormal condition, in an effort to maintain the integrity of the system and minimize overall customer outages. |
| Local Access Fee | The Franchise Fee paid by utilities to local governments in lieu of access to municipal right-of-way and property taxes on linear property. |
| Loss | Loss is the electrical energy used to move electricity over the distribution system to the Customer. The loss percentage varies by profile class and by wire service provider (WSP). Typically it is 2.5% - 6.5%. |
| Loss Group Code | The site's Loss Group code assigned by the Wire Service Provider. Loss Group codes have specific loss calculations. |
| Loss kWh | Settled loss allocation for the site for the day. |
| LSA | Load Settlement Agent - The party conducting load settlement calculations for a particular zone. The LSA's currently operating within Alberta are ATCO; ENMAX; EPCOR; AQUILA; Lethbridge; Crowsnet Pass; Red Deer; Ponoka; Fort MacLeod; Cardston. |
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