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Appendix G: Acronyms
Pages 313-318

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... G Acronyms AAA American Automobile Association AC alternating current ADMS advanced distribution management system AGC automatic generation control AI artificial intelligence AMI automated metering infrastructure ANL Argonne National Laboratory APPA American Public Power Association ARPA-E Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act BEV battery electric vehicle BLS U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics BoS balance of system BPA Bonneville Power Administration BtM behind-the-meter C2ES Center for Climate and Energy Solutions CAES compressed air energy storage CAISO California Independent System Operator CARB California Air Resources Board CCA community choice aggregation CCS carbon capture and storage CEC California Energy Commission CES Clean Energy Standards CHP combined heat and power CIP critical infrastructure protection CPP critical peak pricing 313
From page 314...
... DOE -- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EIA Energy Information Administration EIM energy imbalance market EMP electromagnetic pulse EPACT 1992 Energy Policy Act of 1992 EPACT 2005 Energy Policy Act 2005 EPRI Electric Power Research Institute ERCOT Electric Reliability Council of Texas ERO electric reliability organization ESG environmental, social, and governance [criteria] EV electric vehicle EWG exempt wholesale generator FACTS flexible alternating current transmission system FCC Federal Communications Commission FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FLISR fault location isolation and service restoration FPA Federal Power Act GADS generating availability data system GDP gross domestic product GHG greenhouse gas GMI Grid Modernization Initiative GPS global positioning system GTI Gas Technology Institute HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning HVDC high-voltage direct current
From page 315...
... APPENDIX G 315 ICE internal combustion engine ICS incident command system ICT information and communications technology IEA International Energy Agency IGBT insulated-gate bipolar transistor INL Idaho National Laboratory IoT Internet of Things IPP independent power producer ISAC Information Sharing and Analysis Center ISO independent system operator ISO-NE Independent System Operator -- New England IT information technology LADWP Los Angeles Department of Water and Power LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory LED light-emitting diode LIHEAP Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LMP locational margin pricing LPPC Large Public Power Council LPT large power transformer MISO Midcontinent Independent System Operator ML machine learning MMC Modular Multilevel Converter MVDC medium-voltage direct current NARUC National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners NASEO National Association of State Energy Official NB-IoT narrow-band Internet of Things NCCET National Council for Continuing Education and Training NEITC national interest electric transmission corridor NEM net energy metering NERA New England Ratepayer Association NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation NRECA National Rural Electric Cooperative Association NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory NSC National Security Council NTSB National Transportation Safety Board NYISO New York Independent System Operator NYPA New York Power Authority NYSERDA New York State Energy Research and Development Authority OE (DOE-OE) Department of Energy -- Office of Electricity ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory OT operational technology PCC point of common coupling PHEV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
From page 316...
... 316 THE FUTURE OF ELECTRIC POWER IN THE UNITED STATES PMA power marketing administration PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PRC price-responsive control PUC public utility commission PURPA Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 PV photovoltaic R&D research and development RD&D research, development, and demonstration REA Rural Electrification Administration REBA Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance RF radio frequency RFP request for proposal RGGI Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative RICE reciprocating internal combustion engine [generator] RMI Rocky Mountain Institute ROCOF rate of change of frequency RPS renewable portfolio standards RT real-time RTO regional transmission organization RTP real-time pricing SCADA supervisory control and data acquisition SGCC State Grid Corporation of China SGIP Self-Generation Incentive Program SLA service-level agreement SMR small modular reactor SPP Southwest Power Pool SST solid-state transformer STATCOM Static Synchronous Compensator SVC static VAR compensator T&D transmission and development TE transactive energy TOU time-of-use TSC thyristor switched capacitor TVA Tennessee Valley Authority UCSD University of California, San Diego UPFC Unified Power Flow Controller USEER U.S.
From page 317...
... APPENDIX G 317 WAP Weatherization Assistance Program WBG wide band gap WECC Western Electricity Coordinating Council WEF World Economic Forum WTO World Trade Organization ZELFR zero-emitting load-following resources


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