AC |
alternating current |
ADA |
advanced distribution automation |
ADC |
analog-to-digital converter |
AEIC |
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies |
AGA |
American Gas Association |
AGC |
Advanced Generation Control (balances CA generation with CA load) |
AMR |
automatic meter reading |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
APCO |
Association of Public Communications Officers |
ASME |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
BA |
balancing area |
BNSF |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe |
BPA |
Bonneville Power Administration |
CA |
control area (entity responsible for an electric region) |
CCTV |
closed circuit television |
CI PC |
Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee |
CERTS |
Consortium for Electric Reliability Technologies |
CSC |
convertible static compensator |
CSSWG |
Control Systems Security Working Group |
DA |
distribution automation |
DAC |
digital-to-analog converter |
DAWG |
Disturbance Analysis Working Group |
DC |
direct current |
DCS |
distributed control system |
DER |
distributed energy resources |
DG |
distributed generation |
DHS |
U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
DOD |
U.S. Department of Defense |
DOE |
U.S. Department of Energy |
DOJ |
U.S. Department of Justice |
DOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
DSM |
demand-side management |
DTCR |
dynamic thermal circuit rating |
EEI |
Edison Electric Institute |
EHV |
extra-high voltage |
EIA |
Energy Information Administration |
EIPP |
Eastern Interconnection Phasor Project |
EMP |
electromagnetic pulse |
EMS |
Energy Management System (monitors |
system frequency and AGC) |
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EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
EPAct |
Energy Policy Act (most recent was passed by Congress in 2005) |
EPRI |
Electric Power Research Institute |
EPSA |
Electric Power Supply Association |
ERCOT |
Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc. (RRO) |
ERO |
Electric Reliability Organization (enforces reliability standards) |
ERP |
enterprise resource planning |
ETAG |
Electronic Tagging (Etag) (system used to coordinate the scheduling of energy) |
FACTS |
flexible AC transmission system |
FARC |
Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias deColombia |
FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
FERC |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (bulk power markets regulator) |
FRCC |
Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (RRO) |
GDP |
gross domestic product |
GIS |
gas-insulated substation |
HS-ARPA |
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Research Projects Agency |
HSPD |
Homeland Security Presidential Directive |
I3P |
Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection |
ICCP |
Inter-Control Center Communications Protocol |
ICS |
Incident Command System |
IEC |
Israel Electric Corporation |
IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
IED |
intelligent electronic device |
IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
IlilA |
International Electricity Infrastructure Assurance Forum |
IGBT |
insulated gate bipolar transistor |
IGCT |
insulated gate commuted thyristor |
INA |
intelligent network agents |
INL |
Idaho National Laboratory |
I/O |
input/output |
ISO |
independent system operator |
IT |
information technology |
MISO |
Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator |
MMW |
Maintenance Management Workstation |
MRO |
Midwest Reliability Organization RRO |
MVA |
megavolt ampere |
M\V |
megawatt |
NERC |
North American Electric Reliability Council |
NIMS |
National Incident Management System |
NIPP |
National Infrastructure Protection Plan |
NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
NOPR |
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FERC) |
NPCC |
Northwest Power Coordinating Council (RRO) |
NRC |
National Research Council |
NRECA |
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association |
NSC |
National Security Council |
NSTB |
National SCADA Test Bed |
O&M |
operations and maintenance |
OASIS |
Open Access Same-time Information System (system to reserve transmission capacity) |
OTA |
Office of Technology Assessment |
PA DEP |
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection |
PCSF |
Process Control Systems Forum |
PCSRF |
Process Control Security Requirements Forum |
PID |
proportional, integral derivative algorithm |
PIM |
Pooled Inventory Management (program) |
PLC |
programmable logic controller |
PNL |
Pacific Northwest National laboratory |
PPE |
personal protective equipment |
PRO |
Planning and Resource Optimizer |
PSERC |
Power System Engineering Research Center |
PUC |
public utility commission |
PUHCA |
Public Utility Holding Company Act (193d |
PURPA |
Public Utility Regulation Policy Act (1978 |
R&D |
research and development |
RC |
reliability coordinator |
RCWG |
Reliability Coordinator Working Group |
RFC |
Reliability First Corporation (RRO) |
RFID |
radio frequency identification |
RRO |
regional reliability organization (regional member of NERC) |
RTO |
regional transmission operator |
RTU |
remote terminal unit |
SAIDI |
System Average Interruption Duration Index |
SAIFI |
System Average Interruption Frequency Index |
SCADA |
supervisory control and data acquisition |
SERC |
Southeastern Electric Reliability Council, Inc. (RRO) |
SMES |
superconducting magnetic energy storage |
SNL |
Sandia National laboratory |
SOX |
Sarbancs-Oxley Act (2002) |
SPP |
Southwest Power Pool Inc. (RRO) |
SPS |
special protection systems |
STEP |
Spare Transformer Equipment Program |
T&D |
transmission and distribution |
TSWG |
Technical Support Working Group |
TVA |
Tennessee Valley Authority (Government-owned utility) |
UPFC |
unified power flow controller |
VAR |
volt-ampere reactive |
VR |
virtual reality |
VSC |
voltage-sourced converters |
WACS |
wide-area stability and voltage control system |
WAMS |
Wide Area Measurement System |
WECC |
Western Electricity Coordinating Council (RRO) |
WHO |
World Health Organization |