Transmission Workgroup

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