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NWCC/AWWI is pleased to release a brief summarizing the comprehensive seven-year research project on the effects of wind power development on Greater Prairie-Chickens in Kansas. For more information, click the link above.
The Proceedings of the Wind Wildlife Research Meeting IX are now available. Click the link above to download.
The U.S. Department of Energy webinar, "Wildlife Monitoring and Baseline Studies for Offshore Wind Development" presentations and recording are now available.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pleased to announce a training broadcast series to cover the voluntary Land-based Wind Energy Guidelines and other relevant topics.
DOE and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather public opinion on a potential environmental research initiative to inform the understanding of offshore wind energy development.
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