Federal Government

BLM: Bureau of Land Management

DOE: Department of Energy

EIA: Energy Information Administration

EPA: Environmental Protection Agency

FAA: Federal Aviation Administration

FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FTC: Federal Trade Commission

NREL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission

Non-Governmental Organizations

APPA: American Public Power Association

AWEA: American Wind Energy Association

BPA: Bonneville Power Administration

NARUC: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions

NGA: National Governors Association

NERC: National Electric Reliability Council

NRECA: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

NWCC: National Wind Coordinating Collaborative

SSG-WI: Steering Group –Western Interconnection

UWIG: Utility Wind Interest Group

WAPA: Western Area Power Authority

WECC: Western Electricity Coordinating Council

WGA: Western Governors Association

Energy Vocabulary

EA: Environmental Assessment

EIA: Environmental Impact Statement

EPACT: Energy Policy Act of 1992

ISO: Independent System Operator

MSE: Multi-State Entity

RTO: Regional Transmission Organizations

PTC: Production Tax Credit

PUHCA: Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935

PURPA: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978

RES: Renewable Energy Standard

RPS: Renewable Portfolio Standard

SMD: Standard Market Design

Transmission Vocabulary

AC: Alternate Current

AGC: Automatic Generation Control

ACE: Area Control Error

ATC: Available Transfer Capacity

CAO: Control Area Operators

CBM: Capacity Benefit Margin

CCN: Certificate of Convenience and Necessity

CREPC: Committee for Regional Electric Power Cooperation

DC: Direct Current

EMF: Electromagnetic Field

ERCOT: Electric Reliability Council of Texas

FTR: Financial Transmission Rights

kV: Kilovolts IOU: Investor Owned Utility

IPP: Independent Power Producers

IRP: Integrated Resource Planning

ISA: Independent System Administrator

LDC: Local Distribution Companies

LFC: Load Frequency Control

LFRR: Load Following Reserve Requirements

LSE: Load Serving Entity

MAPP: Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

MISO: Midwest Independent System Operator

MOU: Municipally Owned Utilities MW: Megawatts

NEES: New England Electric System

NEPOOL: New England Regional Power Pool

OASIS: Open Access Same-Time Information System

PJM: Pennsylvania- New Jersey- Maryland Interconnection

PPD: Public Power District

PUD: Public Utility District

PUC: Public Utility Commission

PXs: Power Exchanges

RATC: Recallable Available Transmission Capability

REC: Regional Electric Cooperative

SPP: Southwest Power Pool

TRM: Transmission Reliability Margin

TTC: Total Transmission Capability