Transmission Acronyms
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