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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 |
DA | day-ahead |
DAC | direct air capture |
DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
DC | direct current |
DCFC | direct current fast charging |
DERMS | Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems |
DER | distributed energy resource |
DHS | U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
DLC | direct load control |
DMS | Distribution Management System |
DOC | U.S. Department of Commerce |
DoD | U.S. Department of Defense |
DOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
DOL | U.S. Department of Labor |
DR | demand response |
E-ISAC | Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center |
e-MTC | enhanced machine-type communication |
EE | energy efficiency |
EEI | Edison Electric Institute |
EERE (DOE-EERE) | 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 |
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 |
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. Energy and Employment Report |
USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
V2G | vehicle-to-grid |
V2H | vehicle-to-home |
VAR | volt-ampere reactive |
VSC | voltage source converter |
VVC | volt-VAR control |
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 |