Independent Power Producer. An independent power producer (IPP) or non-utility generator (NUG) is an entity, which is not a public utility, but which owns facilities to generate electric power for sale to utilities and end users.
Their specialist diet led to a very special adaptation, one that has created a special ecological niche just for the Green Sea Turtle. The Green Sea Turtle is capable of digesting 90% of the cellulose in its diet. Yet they only eat about 0.24 to .33 percent of their body weight a day!
Green sea turtles are able to hold their breath for hours at a time. Because they are cold-blooded, the temperature of the water affects their ability to hold their breath. In colder water they can hold their breath for longer.