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A - Amp
AC - Alternating current
AGA - American Gas Association
AGC - Automatic generation control
ALJ - Administrative law judge
AMI - Advanced metering infrastructure
AMR - Automated meter reading
B
Bcf - Billion cubic feet
BES - Bulk electric system
BPA - Bonneville Power Administration
Btu - British thermal unit
C
CAISO - California Independent System Operator
CCGT - Combined-cycle gas turbine
Cf - Cubic foot
CGA - Canadian Gas Association
CHP - Combined heat and power
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CNG - Compressed natural gas
COS - Cost of service
CO2 - Carbon dioxide
CPCN - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
CSP – Curtailment service provider
CT - Combustion turbine or current transformer
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D
D - Distribution
DC - Direct current
DER – Distributed energy resource
DERMS – Distributed energy resource management system
DG - Distributed generation
DOE - U.S. Department of Energy
DR - Demand response
DRP – Distribution resource plan
DS – Distributed storage
DSM - Demand side management
Dth - Decatherm
E
EE – Energy efficiency
EEB - Electronic bulletin board
EDI - Electronic data interchange
EFO - Emergency flow order
EIA - Energy Information Administration
EMF - Electromagnetic field
EMS – Energy management system
EOR - Enhanced oil recovery
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
EPCA - Environmental Policy Conservation Act of 1965
EPMC - Equal percentage of marginal cost
ERCOT - Electric Reliability Council of Texas
ERO - Electric reliability organization
ESCO - Energy services company
ESP - Energy services provider
EV – Electric vehicle
EWG - Exempt wholesale generator
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F
FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FPA - Federal Power Act
FPC - Federal Power Commission
FRCC - Florida Reliability Coordinating Council
FTC - Federal Trade Commission
FTR- Financial transmission right
G
GISB - Gas Industry Standards Board
GJ - Gigajoule
GNP - Gross national product
GRI - Gas Research Institute
GW - Gigawatt
GWh - Gigawatt-hour
H
HAN – Home area network
HVAC - Heating, venting, and air conditioning
HVDC - High voltage direct current
Hz - Hertz
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I
ICE - Intercontinental Exchange
IGCC - Integrated gas combined cycle
INGAA - Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
IOU - Investor-owned utility
IPAA - Independent Petroleum Association of America
IPP - Independent power producer
IRP - Integrated resource plan
ISO - Independent system operator
ISO-NE - ISO New England
IT - Interruptible transportation
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K
kV - Kilovolt
kVA - Kilovolt-ampere
kVAR - Kilovolt-ampere reactive
kW - kilowatt
kWh - Kilowatt hour
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L
LDC - Local distribution company
LMP - Locational marginal price
LPG - Liquefied petroleum gas
LSE - Load-serving entity
M
MAIN - Mid-America Interconnected Network
MAOP - Maximum allowable operating pressure
MAPP - Mid-Continent Area Power Pool
Mcf - Thousand cubic feet
MDQ - Maximum daily quantity
MFV - Modified fixed variable
MIS - Management information system
MISO - Midcontinent Independent System Operator
MMBtu - Million British thermal units
MMcf - Million cubic feet
MMDth - Million decatherms
MRO - Midwest Reliability Organization
MW - Megawatt
MWh - Megawatt hour
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N
NAESB - North American Energy Standards Board
NARUC - National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
NEA - National Energy Act of 1978
NEB - National Energy Board (of Canada)
NERC - North American Electric Reliability Corporation
NGA - Natural Gas Act of 1938
NGL - Natural gas liquid
NGPA - Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978
NGSA - Natural Gas Supply Association
NGV - Natural gas vehicle
NIMBY - Not in my backyard
NOPR - Notice of Propose Rulemaking
NOx - Nitrogen oxide
NPPC - Northeast Power Coordinating Council
NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NUG – Non-utility generator
NYMEX - New York Mercantile Exchange
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O
O&M - Operations and maintenance
OAT - Open access transmission
OATT - Open access transmission tariff
OBA - Operational balancing agreement
OTC - Over the counter
P
PBR - Performance-based ratemaking
PHEV – Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
PJM - Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland ISO
POLR - Provider of last resort
PSC - Public Services Commission
Psi - Pounds per square inch
Psig - Pounds per square inch gauge
PUC - Public utilities commission
PUD - Public utility district
PUHCA - Public Utilities Holding Company Act of 1935
PURPA - Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
PV - Photovoltaic
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QF - Qualifying facility
R
R&D - Research and development
REA - Rural electric agency
REC - Retail electric company
RF - Reliability First
ROE - Return on equity
ROI - Return on investment
ROR - Rate of return
RPS - Renewable portfolio standard
RTO - Regional transmission operator
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SCADA - Supervisory control and data acquisition
SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission
SERC - Southeastern Electric Reliability Council
SEPA - Southeastern Power Administration
SFV - Straight fixed variable
SMD - Standard market design
SO2 - Sulfur dioxide
SPP - Southwest Power Pool
SWPA - Southwestern Power Administration
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T
T – Transmission
T&D – Transmission and distribution
TCC - Transmission congestion contract
Tcf - Trillion cubic feet
TCR - Transmission congestion right
Th - Therm
TLR - Transmission loading relief
TO - Transmission owner
TOU - Time-of-use
TRE - Texas Reliability Entity
TSO - Transmission system operator
TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority
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UDC - Utility distribution company
UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply
USE - Underground service entrance
USGS - United States Geological Survey
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V
V - Volt
VA - Volt-ampere
VAR - Value-at-risk, volt-ampere reactive
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W - Watt
WACOG - Weighted average cost of gas
WAPA - Western Area Power Administration
WECC - Western Electricity Coordinating Council
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