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Direct_use
Direct use: Use of electricity that
- is self-generated,
- is produced by either the same entity that consumes the power or an affiliate, and
- is used in direct support of a service or industrial process located within the same facility or group of facilities that house the generating equipment.
Direct-use energy: Energy, usually in the form of heat, that is produced and consumed at the final point of use. Examples include geothermal energy used to directly heat a building and solar thermal energy used to directly heat water.