List of energy abbreviations

List of energy abbreviations

This is a list of abbreviations found in the context of energy issues.

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G

  • G&TGeneration and transmission utility cooperative (electricity)
  • GALgallon (measurement)
  • GAOGovernment Accountability Office (General Accounting Office) (US) (government)
  • GATTGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
  • GDPgross domestic product (economics)
  • GEFGlobal Environmental Facility (environment)
  • GencoAny company doing electricity generation (US) (electricity)
  • GFNGlobal Footprint Network
  • GFSEGlobal Forum on Sustainable Energy (organization)
  • GHCGross Inland (energy) Consumption (EU) (energy)
  • GHGGreenhouse gas (climate)
  • GICGas Inventory Charge (natural gas)
  • GISBGas Industry Standards Board (now NAESB) (US) (natural gas)
  • GLDFGenerator to Load Distribution Factor. See Load balancing (electricity)
  • Gm3Billion cubic metres (measurementgas)
  • GMOGenetically modified organism
  • GMPGreen Mountain Power (US) (electricity)
  • GNPgross national product (economics)
  • GNSEDGlobal Network for Sustainable Energy Development
  • GRIGas Research Institute (US) (natural gas)
  • GridCoAny company running a transmission grid (electricity). Also known as a TransCo (US) (electricity)
  • GSFGenerator to Load Distribution Factor. See Load balancing (electricity)
  • GSRGas Supply Realignment (natural gas)
  • GtGigaton (1 billion tons) (measurement)
  • GTCCGas Turbine Combined Cycle (electricity)
  • GTIGas Technology Institute (US)
  • GtoeOne billion tons of oil equivalent(EU) (measurement- oil)
  • GVEPGlobal Village Energy Partnership (organization)
  • GVWgross vehicle weight (transportation)
  • GWGigawatt (one billion watts) (measurement- elect)
  • GWEGigawatt of electric energy (measurement- elect)
  • GwhGigawatt hour (one billion watt hours) (measurement- elect)
  • GWPglobal warming potential (climate)

H

  • HCAHost Control Area (electricity)
  • HDDHeating degree days a qualitative index used to reflect the demand for energy to heat a business (conservation)
  • HERSHome energy rating standard (conservation)
  • HHIHirschman Herfindahl Index (markets)
  • HIDhigh intensity discharge (electricity)
  • hpHorsepower (measurement)
  • HTGRhigh temperature gas cooled reactor (nuclear)
  • HVACHeating, ventilation, and air conditioning (conservation)
  • HVARHighly Valued Aquatic Resource
  • HVDCHigh Voltage Direct Current

I

  • I/CInterruptible /Curtailable (electricity)
  • ICAPInstalled Capacity (electricity)
  • ICAP-SCRInstalled capacity special case resources (electricity)
  • ICEInternal combustion engine (transportation)
  • ICTIndependent Coordinator of Transmission (US) (electricity)
  • IDCInterchange Distribution Calculator (electricity)
  • IEAInternational Energy Agency (Paris)
  • IEMInternal electricity market (electricity)
  • IEEEInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  • IEPEInstitute of Energy Policy and Economics (France)
  • IERIncremental Energy Rate
  • IETInternational emission trading (policy)
  • IGCCIntegrated coal gasification combined cycle
  • IGICInterim gas inventory charge (natural gas)
  • IGSCInterim gas supply charge (natural gas)
  • IGTInstitute of Gas Technology (natural gas)
  • IHRIncremental Heat Rate- plant monitoring (electricity)
  • IIASAInternational Institute for Applied System Analysis
  • IJCInternational Joint Commission
  • ILPIntegrated Licensing Process
  • INGAAInterstate Natural Gas Association of America
  • IOSInterconnected Operations Services (electricity)
  • IOUInvestor owned utility (electricity)
  • IPAAIndependent Petroleum Association of America (oil)
  • IPCCIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (climate)
  • IPPIndependent Power Producer (electricity)
  • IPS/UPSIntegrated Power System/United Power System, consisting of Independent Power Systems of 12 countries bordering Russia and the Unified Power System of Russia
  • IROLInterconnection Reliability Operating Limit (electricity)
  • IRPIntegrated Resource Planning
  • IRRInternal Rate of Return (finance)
  • ISOIndependent System Operator (US) (see also TSO) Responsible for grid management, but does not own assets. (electricity)
  • ISO-NEIndependent System Operator of New England, a Regional Transmission Organization. (US) (electricity)
  • ISONE ISO New England, Inc. (electricity)
  • ISSInterruptible Sales Service
  • ITInterruptible Transportation is gas shipment via pipeline whose delivery may be interrupted in favor of "firm shipment" contracts if there is lack of capacity. (natural gas)
  • ITCInvestment tax credit (policy)
  • ITS—"Interruptible Transportation Service" is gas shipment via pipeline whose delivery may be interrupted in favor of "firm shipment" contracts if there is lack of capacity. (natural gas)

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K

  • koeOne kilogram oil equivalent (EU) (measurement)
  • kVKilovolt (one thousand volts) (measurement)
  • KVAOne thousand volt Ampere (measurement)
  • kvarone thousand vars (measurement)
  • KwKilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
  • KWEkilowatt electric (measurement)
  • kWhKilowatt hour (one thousand watt hours) (measurement)

L

  • LaaRLoad acting as a resource (ERCOT category) (electricity)
  • LBNLLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
  • LDCLocal Distribution Company (electricity)
  • LEVPLow Emissions Vehicle Program
  • LHVlower heating value
  • LIHEAPLow Income Home Energy Assistance Program
  • LIPALong Island Power Authority (US) (electricity)
  • LMPLocational marginal price/pricing. See explanation in electricity markets.
  • LNGLiquified Natural Gas
  • LODFLine Outage Distribution Factor (electricity)
  • LOLELoss of Load Expectation (electricity)
  • LPGliquefied petroleum gas
  • LPNLender Participation Notes
  • LRGliquefied refinery gases
  • LSELoad serving entity
  • LSFLoad Shift Factor
  • lsfoLow sulfur fuel oil
  • LWRlight water reactor

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O

  • O&MOperation and Maintenance Expenses
  • O3Ozone
  • OASISOpen Access Same-Time Information System
  • OATTOpen Access Transmission Tariff (US)
  • OCSOuter Continental Shelf (oil)
  • OCSLAOuter Continental Shelf Lands Act (oil)
  • OECDOrganization for Economic Cooperation and Development
  • OEMoriginal equipment manufacturers
  • OFOOperational Flow Order
  • OMPOperation and Maintenance Plan
  • OntarioIESO Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (Canada)
  • OPECOrganization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (oil)
  • OPRGoxygenated fuels program reformulated gasoline (oil)
  • ORNLOak Ridge National Laboratory (U.S.) (nuclear)
  • OSHAU.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • OTAGOzone Transport Assessment Group
  • OTDFOutage Transfer Distribution Factor
  • OTECocean thermal energy conversion (electricity)

P

  • PAPlanning Authority
    • Programmatic Agreement
  • PADDPetroleum Administration for Defense Districts (US)
  • PBRpebble bed reactor (nuclear)
    • performance based rates (electricity)
    • Performance Based Regulation
  • PCBpolychlorinated biphenyl
  • PCMProject Cycle Management
  • PCTProgrammable Communicating Thermostat (electricity)
  • PDPreliminary Determination
  • PDCPhasor data concentrator. See description in phasor measurement unit article. (electricity)
  • PDCIPacific Direct Current Intertie (US) (electricity)
  • PEMProton Exchange Membrane
  • PFCperfluorocarbons
  • PG&EPacific Gas & Electric (US) (electricity)
  • PGAPurchased gas adjustment
  • PHAProduction Handling Agreement
  • PHFFUPlant held for future use
  • PIDXPetroleum Industry Data Exchange (oil)
  • PIERPublic Interest Energy Research (CEC)
  • PIFUAPowerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978
  • PJMPJM Interconnection, LLC, a Regional Transmission Organization. (US) (electricity)
  • PLCPower line communication (electricity)
  • PLMAPeak Load Management Association (US) (electricity)
  • PMParticulate matter
  • PM&EProtection, mitigation and enhancement
  • PMAPower Marketing Administration or Fed. Power Marketing Agency (US) (electricity)
  • PMUPhasor measurement unit (electricity)
  • PNNLPacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
  • PODPoint of Delivery
  • POLESProspective On Long Term Energy Systems
  • POLRProvider of last resort (electricity)
  • PPAPower Purchase Agreement (electricity)
  • PPIproducer price index
  • ppmvParts Per Million by Volume
  • pppPurchasing power parity
  • PPRPotential peak reduction
  • PREPPacific Regional Energy Programme
  • PRESSEAPromotion of Renewable Energy Sources in South East Asia (PRESSEA)
  • PrimPrimary (electricity) nuclear, hydro, geothermal, wind, solar
  • PSCPublic Service Commission
  • PSDPrevention of Significant Deterioration
  • PSEPuget Sound Energy (US) (electricity)
  • PTDFPower Transfer Distribution Factor (electricity)
  • PTPPoint to Point Transmission Service (electricity)
  • PUCPublic Utility Commission (electricity)
  • PUDPublic Utility District (electricity)
  • PUHCAPublic Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (US) (electricity)
  • PURPAPublic Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (US) (electricity)
  • PVphotovoltaic (solar)
  • PVCphotovoltaic cell (solar)
  • PVCpolyvinyl chloride
  • PWRpressurized water reactor (nuclear)
  • PXPower exchange

Q

  • QFqualifying facility
  • QSEQualifying scheduling entity
  • QUAD1015 Btu (a quadrillion in the short scale)

R

  • R/PReserve on Production
    • Reserves to Production
  • RABRegional Advisory Body (US)
  • RACRefiners' acquisition cost
  • RAPRegulatory Assistance Project
  • RARReasonable assured resources
  • RASRemedial Action Scheme
  • RATCRecallable Available Transmission Capability
  • RBMKRussian: Реактор Большой Мощности Канальный = "High Power Channel Type Reactor" (RU)
  • RBOBreformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending
  • RCReliability Coordinator
  • RCISReliability Coordinator Information System
  • RCRAResource Conservation and Recovery Act (US)
  • RDFrefuse derived fuel (electricity)
  • REARural Electrification Administration (US)
  • RECSResidential Energy Consumption Survey (US)
  • REEEPRenewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
  • RESRenewable energy source
  • RET/EEIAF Renewable Energy Technology & Energy Efficiency Investment Advisory Facility
  • RFRadio frequency
  • RFARegulatory Flexibility Act (US)
  • RFCReliabilityFirst Corporation (US) (electricity)
  • RFGreformulated gasoline (oil)
  • RFIRequest for Interchange
  • RFPRequest for proposals
  • RMRulemaking
  • RMATSRocky Mountain Area Transmission Study (US) (electricity)
  • RMRReliability Must Run (electricity)
  • RMURemoval Units
  • ROAReturn of Assets (finance)
  • ROEReturn of Equity (finance)
  • ROFRRight of First Refusal (finance)
  • ROIReturn on Investment
  • ROWRight of Way
  • RPMReliability Pricing Model. See explanation in electricity markets#Electricity market experience. (electricity)
  • RRORegional reliability organization (US)
  • RSERevenue Stream Estimate (finance)
  • RSErelative standard error
  • RTEPRegional transmission expansion plan
  • RTGRegional Transmission Group (US)
  • RTORegional transmission organization (US)
  • RTPReal time Pricing
  • RTURemote Terminal Unit
  • RUSRural Utilities Service
  • RVPReid Vapor Pressure

S

  • SCADASupervisory control and data acquisition a remote control and telemetry system used to monitor and control the electrical system
  • SCESouthern California Edison (US)
  • scfStandard cubic foot
  • SCOStranded Cost Obligation (finance)
  • SCRSpecial Case Resources (US- NYISO category)
  • SDG&ESan Diego Gas & Electric (US)
  • SEAStrategic Environmental Assessment
  • SECSecurities and Exchange Commission (US)
  • SEERseasonal energy efficiency ratio
  • SEFISustainable Energy Finance Initiative
  • SEIASustainable Energy Industry Association
  • SERCSoutheastern Electric Reliability Council (US)
  • SF6sulfur hexafluoride
  • SFCSolid oxide fuel cell (transportation)
  • SFEISSupplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement (US)
  • SFVStraight Fixed Variable
  • SGRState game refuge (US)
  • SHPOState Historic Preservation Office (US)
  • SIInternational System of Units (Système international d'unités)
  • SICStandard Industrial Classification
  • SMPsSpecial Marketing Programs
  • SNGSynthetic Natural Gas or Substitute Natural Gas
  • SO2Sulfur dioxide
  • SOLSystem Operating Limit
  • SPCCSpill Prevention, Containment and Countermeasure Plan
    • SPMSynchronized phasor measurement- a WAMS network with synchrophasor sensors (PMUs). (electricity)
  • SPPSouthwest Power Pool Inc., a Regional Transmission Organization (US)
    • Statewide Pricing Pilot (US-California)
    • Small power producer (electricity)
  • SPRStrategic Petroleum Reserve (US)
  • SPSSpecial Protection System
  • SRSpeculative resources For example, regarding uranium deposits. (nuclear)
  • SRPSalt River Agricultural Improvement & Power District (US) (electricity)
  • SSGWI PWG Seams Steering Group of Western Interconnection PlanningWork Group (US) (electricity)
  • SSMSynchronized system measurement-a WAMS with synchronous sensors in addition to PMUs. See Phasor networks.
  • STEPSouthwest Transmission Expansion Plan group (US) (electricity)
  • SVCStatic VAR compensator (electricity)
  • SWATSouthwest Area Transmission (US) (electricity)
  • SWUSeparative work unit

T

  • TAMETertiary amyl methyl ether
  • TAPSTrans-Alaska Pipeline System (natural gas)
  • TBAtertiary butyl alcohol
  • TBLTransmission business line (electricity)
  • TBSTown border station
  • TcfTrillion cubic feet (measurement)
  • TCRTransition Cost Recovery (Mechanism)
  • TDUTransmission Dependent Utility (electricity)
  • TEFRATax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1985
  • TENTrans-European Networks (electricity)
  • TLRProcedures Transmission Line Loading Relief Procedures (electricity)
  • TOTransmission owner (electricity)
  • toeTon of oil equivalent (EU)
  • TOPTransmission Operator (electricity)
  • TOUTime of use (rate) (electricity)
  • TranscoTransmission Company (US) (electricity)
  • TRMTransmission Reliability Margin (electricity)
  • TSOTransmission System Operator) (electricity)
  • TTCTotal Transfer Capability (electricity)
  • TVATennessee Valley Authority (US) (electricity)
  • TWterawatt (one trillion watts) (measurement)
  • TWHterawatt-hour (one trillion watt hours)

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W

Appendix: Residential energy abbreviations

The following table lists a number of terms that are used in the United States for residential energy audits.

  • AFUEannual fuel utilization efficiency
  • BTLbuilding tightness limit (building tightness)
  • CDHcooling degree hours (climate)
  • CFLcompact fluorescent light
  • COPcoefficient of performance
  • CRIcolor rendering index
  • EEMEnergy Efficient Mortgage
  • EERenergy efficiency ratio
  • EFenergy factor (clothes washers)
  • EIMEnergy Improvement Mortgage
  • ERVenergy-recovery ventilator
  • HDDheating degree day
  • HHIhome heating index
  • HIDhigh-intensity discharge
  • HRVheat-recovery ventilator
  • HSPFheating seasonal performance factor
  • HVIHome Ventilating Institute
  • IECCInternational Energy Conservation Code
  • K-valuethermal conductance
  • Low-elow emissivity
  • LEEDLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design, standard for Green Building design
  • MEFmodified energy factor (clothes washers)
  • MINHERSMortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating Systems Standards
  • MVGminimum ventilation guideline (building tightness)
  • MVLminimum ventilation level (building tightness)
  • NAECANational Appliance Energy Conservation Act
  • ODSoxygen depletion sensor
  • RESNETResidential energy services network
  • R-valuethermal resistance
  • SCshading coefficient (windows)
  • SEERseasonal E efficiency ratio
  • SHGCsolar heat gain coefficient
  • SIRsavings-to-investment ratio (energy conservation investments)
  • SLASpecific leakage area
  • SPBSimple Payback (energy conservation investments)
  • SSEsteady-state efficiency
  • U-valuethermal transmittance (also called U-factor)
  • WFwater factor (clothes washers)

See also

  • Acronym

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