The total capacity of electrical generation devices in a power station or system.
Installment
(1) Any of several parts appearing at intervals. (2) Periodic payments of debt in equal parts.
Installment contract
Purchase agreement where the buyer does not receive title to the property until all installments are paid.
Installment sale
Transaction in which the sale price is paid in installments.
Instant start
A type of fluorescent lamp-ballast circuit designed to start fluorescent lamps as soon as the power is applied. Originally, instant-start circuits were developed to eleiminate separate mechanical starter devices. Slimline fluorescent lamps operate only on instant start circuits.
Instant start fluorescent light
Fluorescent light with a transformer applying a high voltage between the electrodes, making an arc between them to start the light. To keep available for an instant star, the filament is kept heated. With cathode fluorescent lights, the filament has to heat before fluorescence begins.
Instantaneous water heater
A type of water heater that heats water as it flows through a heat exchanger coil.
Institutional lender
Financial intermediaries who invest in loans and other securities on behalf of their depositors or customers; lending and investment activities are regulated by laws to limit risk.
Instrument
(1) Written legal Document. (2) Means by which an achievement is made. (3) A thing by means of which something is accomplished. (4) Any of the various devices that produce musical sound. (5) Electrical or mechanical device for navigating.
Insular
Kohler's registered trade name for factory-installed insulation, which minimizes condensation on the outside of the tank when exposed to high humidity.
