Self-consumption
Definition
The direct consumption by a producer (individual, household, or company) of the goods, products, or energy they have generated through own resources, without placing them on the commercial market. In the modern context of energy transition, the term describes the utilization of electricity produced locally by photovoltaic panels or wind turbines directly at the production site.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Self-consumption
- Own consumption
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun with standard singular definite and structural inflections. |
| Formation | Compounded word structured from the prefix 'auto-' (self) and the noun 'consum' (consumption). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.to.kon.ˈsum] |
| Source | Encyclopedia of Renewable Energy Systems and Sustainable Agriculture |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Instalarea unei baterii de stocare ajută o familie să își mărească rata de autoconsum a energiei solare pe timpul nopții.
EN: Installing a storage battery helps a family increase their solar energy self-consumption rate during the night.
RO: Mica fermă se bazează pe autoconsum, livrând spre vânzare doar surplusul de legume realizat la sfârșitul verii.
EN: The small farm relies on self-consumption, delivering for sale only the surplus of vegetables achieved at the end of summer.
RO: Noua legislație europeană oferă facilități fiscale companiilor care ating un nivel ridicat de autoconsum industrial.
EN: The new European legislation offers tax incentives to companies that achieve a high level of industrial self-consumption.
Idioms & Phrases
Rată de autoconsum / Self-consumption rate
RO: Procentul de energie sau bunuri produse local care este consumat direct la sursă, raportat la producția totală.
EN: The percentage of locally produced energy or goods consumed directly at the source, relative to total production.
Autoconsum colectiv / Collective self-consumption
RO: Sistem în care mai mulți consumatori din aceeași clădire partajează și consumă energia produsă de o singură sursă locală.
EN: A system where multiple consumers in the same building share and consume energy generated by a single local source.
Agricultură de autoconsum / Subsistence agriculture / self-consumption farming
RO: Formă de cultivare a pământului orientată exclusiv spre asigurarea hranei necesare membrilor aceleiași gospodării.
EN: A form of land cultivation oriented exclusively toward securing the food needed by members of the same household.
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