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Pages 164-165

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... Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration DPI: Disposable private income DRI: Direct-reduced iron ECAR: East Central Area Reliability Coordination Agreement ELI: Ed i son Elect r ic Inst itute Electricity intensity: Electric energy per unit of economic output, e. g ., kilowatt hours per dollar Electrif ication: The adoption of processes and activities based on the use of electricity [:PRI: Electric Power Research Institute ERCOT: Electric Reliability Council of Texas GNP: Gross national product GPO: Gross product or ig inating GW: Gigawatt (s)
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From page 165...
... NAS: National Academy of Sciences NBECS: National Building Energy Consumption Survey NERC: National Electric Reliability Council NPCC: Northeast Power Coordinating Council OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OTA: Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress PO&E: Pac if ic Gas and Electric Company PPI: Producer pr ice index Product ivity: Output per unit of input PURPA: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act SERC: Southeastern Electric Reliability Council Slope: The ratio of vertical change to horizontal change i n going along a line.
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  • information administration
  • inst itute
  • disposable private
  • coordination agreement

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  • power research
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  • national building
  • son elect
  • consumption survey
  • southeastern electric
  • northeast power

  • energy consumption
  • power pool
  • utility regulatory
  • policies act
  • energy information

  • reliability coordination
  • national electric
  • building energy
  • coordinating council
  • regulatory policies

  • private income
  • east central
  • horizontal change
  • pr ice
  • horizontal axis


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