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Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACEEE American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
AEF America’s Energy Future
AEO Annual Energy Outlook
AISI American Iron and Steel Institute
APU auxiliary power unit
ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
BAU business-as-usual
bbl/d barrel(s) per day
BEV battery-electric vehicle
BOF basic oxygen furnace
Btu British thermal unit
CAFE corporate average fuel economy (standard)
CCE cost of conserved energy
CEC California Energy Commission
CEF Scenarios for a Clean Energy Future study
CFL compact fluorescent lamp
CHP combined heat and power
CI compression-ignition
CO2 carbon dioxide
CPUC California Public Utilities Commission
CVT continuously variable transmission
DOE Department of Energy, U.S.
DPF diesel particulate filter
DSM demand-side management
EAF electric arc furnace
EIA Energy Information Administration
EISA Energy Independence Security Act of 2007
EJ exajoule
EPA Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.
ERFC emphasis on reducing fuel consumption
ERI Energy Recover, Inc.
ESCO energy services company
ESP electrostatic precipitator
FCV fuel-cell vehicle
FEMP Federal Energy Management Program
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FY fiscal year
GDP gross domestic product
GVW gross vehicle weight
GW gigawatt
HCCI homogeneous-charge compression ignition
HDV heavy-duty vehicle
HEV hybrid-electric vehicle
HFCV hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle
HVAC heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning
IAC industrial assessment center
ICE internal-combustion engine
IDEC indirect-direct evaporative cooling
IEA International Energy Agency
IECC International Energy Conservation Code
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IRP integrated resource planning
IRR internal rate of return
ITP Industrial Technologies Program
ITS intelligent transportation system
IWG Interlaboratory Working Group on Energy-Efficient and Clean Energy Technologies
kw kilowatt
kWh kilowatt-hour
LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LDV light-duty vehicle
LED light-emitting diode
LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LIPA Long Island Power Authority
low-E low-emissivity
LPG liquefied petroleum gas
MECS Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey
MEF modified energy factor
MHDV medium- and heavy-duty vehicle
mpg miles per gallon
MW megawatt
MWh megawatt-hour
NAE National Academy of Engineering
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NAS National Academy of Sciences
NEMS National Energy Modeling System
NGL natural gas liquid
NIACS North American Industry Classification System
NOx nitrogen oxide
NPV net present value
NRC National Research Council
NSPS New Source Performance Standards
NSR New Source Review
NYPA New York Power Authority
NYSEO New York State Energy Office
NYSERDA New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
O&M operations and maintenance
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OEM original equipment manufacturer
OLED organic light-emitting diode
ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory
PHEV plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle
PSC Public Service Commission
PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
PUHCA Public Utilities Holding Company Act
PURPA Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act
PV photovoltaic
R&D research and development
RD&D research, development, and demonstration
RHF rotary hearth furnace
ROI return on investment
SAF submerged arc furnace
SBC system benefits charge
SECP State Energy Conservation Program
SEP State Energy Program
SHGC solar heat gain coefficient
SI spark-ignition
SIC Standard Industrial Classification
SO2 sulfur dioxide
SOx sulfur oxide
STC solar thermal cooling
SUV sport utility vehicle
SWEEP Southwest Energy Efficiency Project
TRB Transporation Research Board
TWh terawatt-hour
