OG&E Living Wise Words

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Across
  1. 1. the electric force or measure of electric pressure
  2. 3. a natural resource that is capable of being renewed or is replaceable
  3. 5. electricity that is generated using the energy of flowing water
  4. 8. Earth's natural recycling system that is also know as the water cycle
  5. 13. the transfer of an electric load, or need, from on-peak time to off-peak time
  6. 15. forms of energy that are doing work
  7. 17. energy used by a device when it is in standby mode or in the "off" position
  8. 18. an amount of power required at a single point in time, measured in kW
Down
  1. 2. a machine in which a wheel is spun by water or steam to generate electricity
  2. 4. using less energy to do the same job
  3. 6. the process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source
  4. 7. a natural resource that is not capable of being renewed, replaced, or takes a very long time to replace, such as fossil fuels
  5. 9. a system of electrical wires and equipment that brings electricity to a large area
  6. 10. the two times of day called on-peak and off-peak in regards to energy use
  7. 11. a combustible material created beneath Earth's surface over millions of years, from the remains of plants and animals; coal, oil, natural gas
  8. 12. the prevention of excessive or wasteful use of a resource
  9. 14. stored energy or the energy of position
  10. 16. a class of sulfur-containing compounds having an offensive odor that smells like rotten eggs; added to natural gas so leaks can be detected