Acronyms and Initialisms
NERC Standards and Compliance Workshop
October 23-25, 2012
Acronym
AC
ACE
ADI
AFC
AFN
ATC
ATF
AGC
AIE
ALM
ALR
AML
AMR
ANSI
APX
ARS
ATC
ATEC
AVR
Stands for:
Alternating Current
Area Control Error
ACE Diversity Interchange
Available Flowgate Capability
Abnormal Frequency Notification
Available Transfer Capability
After the Fact
Automatic Generation Control
Area Interchange Error
Active Load Management
Adequate Level of Reliability
Actively Monitored List
Automatic Meter Reading
American National Standards Institute
Automatic Power Exchange
Automatic Reserve Sharing
Available Transmission Capacity
Automatic Time Error Correction
Automatic Voltage Regulator
BA
BAL
BAAL
BES
BOT
BOTCC
BPS
Balancing Authority
Resource and Demand Balancing (Standards Family)
Balancing Authority ACE Limit
Bulk Electric System
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees Compliance Committee
Bulk Power System
CA
CAP
CB
CBM
CCA
CCC
CCP
CCVT
Control Area or Critical Asset
Corrective Action Process
Circuit Breaker
Capacity Benefits Margin
Critical Cyber Asset
Compliance and Certification Committee
Critical Constrained Path
Capacitor-coupled voltage transducer
CEH
CEI
CETL
CF
CIP
CIPC
CM
CMEP
COM
COO
CPS
CT
CVI
CVT
Continuing Education Hour
Compliance Enforcement Initiative
Capacity Emergency Transfer Limit
Coordinated Flowgates
Critical Infrastructure Protection (Standards Family)
Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee
Congestion Management
Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program
Communications (Standards Family)
Continuity of Operations
Control Performance Standard
Current Transformer
Compliance Violation Investigation
Capacitive Voltage Transformer
DADS
DAM
DB
DCA
DCLM
DCS
DF
DFR
DHS
DME
DP
DSM
DTS
Future Demand Availability Data System
Day Ahead Market
Data Base
Designated Congestion Areas
Direct Control Load Management
Disturbance Control Standard
Distribution Factor
Digital Fault Recorder
Department of Homeland Security
Disturbance Monitoring Equipment
Distribution Provider
Demand Side Management
Dispatcher Training Simulator
EA
EAIE
EDT
EEI
EHV
EMP
EMS
EOP
EPRI
ERO
ES-ISAC
ESP
ETC
Event Analysis
Event Analysis and Information Exchange
Eastern Daylight Time
Edison Electric Institute
Extra High Voltage
Electromagnetic Pulse
Energy Management System
Emergency Preparedness and Operations (Standards Family)
Electric Power Research Institute
Electric Reliability Organization
Electricity Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center
Electronic Security Perimeter
Existing Transmission Commitments
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ETIN
Electronic Transmission Information Network
FAC
FAT
FBA
FCITC
FCL
FCTTC
FDR
FEMA
FERC
FFT
FM
FOH
FOIA
FPA
FRCC
Facilities Design, Connections, and Maintenance (Standards Family)
Factory Acceptance Test
Flow-Based Analysis
First Contingency Incremental Transfer Capability
Fault Current Limiter
First Contingency Total Transfer Capability
Frequency Data Recorder
Federal Emergency Management Administration
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Find, Fix and Track (sometimes FFTR for Find, Fix, Track and Report)
Functional Model
Forced Outage Hours
Freedom of Information Act
Federal Power Act
Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (Regional Entity)
GADS
GCIR
GLDF
GMD
GO
GOL
GOP
GSF
GSU
GTDF
GUI
GWh
Generation Availability Data System
Generation Capability Import Requirement
Generator-to-Load Distribution Factor
Geometric Mean Distance
Generator Owner
Generator Operator Limit
Generator Operator
Generator Shift Factor
Generator Step-up Transformer
Generation Transfer Distribution Factor
Graphical User Interface
Gigawatt Hours
HCA
HEMP
HI
HVDC
Hz
Host Control Area
High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse
Hourly Interruptible
High Voltage Direct Current
Hertz
IA
IAIP
IBM
ICCP
IDC
Interchange Authority
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection
International Business Machines
Inter-Control Center Protocol
Interchange Distribution Calculator
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IDF
IEEE
IESO
IMM
INPO
INT
IOS
IOU
IP
IPP
IPX
IRL
IRO
IROL
IRP
ISAC
ISC
ISO
Interchange Distribution Factor
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Independent Electricity System Operator
Independent Market Monitor
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations
Interchange Scheduling and Coordination (Standards Family)
Interconnection Operations Services
Investor Owned Utility
Internet Protocol
Independent Power Producer
Independent Power Exchange
Interconnection Reliability Limit
Interconnection Reliability Operations and Coordination (Standards Family)
Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit
Integrated Resource Plan
Information Sharing and Advisory Center
Independent Security Center
Independent System Operator
JOA
JTSIN
Joint Operating Agreement
Joint Transmission System Information Network
KRSSC
kV
Key Reliability Standards Spot Check
kilovolts
LCO
LDC
LIFO
LMP
LOOP
LOP
LSE
LSF
LTC
LTRA
Limited Condition of Operation
Local Distribution Company
Last In – First Out
Local Marginal Pricing
Loss of Off-site Power
Loss of Potential
Load-Serving Entity
Load Shift Factor
Load Tap Changer
Long Term Reliability Assessment
MM
MOD
MP
MRC
MRO
MTU
Market Monitor
Modeling, Data, and Analysis (Standards Family)
Market Participants
Member Representatives Committee
Midwest Reliability Organization (Regional Entity)
Master Terminal Unit
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MUST
MVA
MVAR
MW
MWh
Maximizing Utility System Transfer
MegaVoltAmperes
Megavar
Megawatts
Megawatt hours
NAESB
NCF
NCR
NCSD
NDA
NEAT
NEB
NEM
NEPA
NERC
NESC
NHC
NIAC
NIPC
NIPP
NNL
NOP
NOPR
Nox
NPCC
NPIR
NRC
NRECA
NREL
NUC
NUG
North American Energy Standards Board
Net Capacity Factor
NERC Compliance Registry
National Cyber Security Division
Non-Disclosure Agreement
NERC Event Analysis Tool
National Energy Board (Canada)
National Electricity Market
National Energy Policy Act of 1992
North American Electric Reliability Corporation
National Electric Safety Code
National Hurricane Center
National Infrastructure Advisory Council
National Infrastructure Protection Center
National Infrastructure Protection Plan
Native and Network Load
Notice of Penalty
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Nitrous Oxides
Northeast Power Coordinating Council (Regional Entity)
Nuclear Plant Interface Requirements
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nuclear (Standards Family)
Non-Utility Generator
OAG
OASIS
OATT
OC
OL
OP
OPF
OSL
OTC
Open Access Gateway
Open Access Same Time Information System
Open Access Transmission Tariff
Operating Committee
Operating Limit
Operating Procedures
Optimal Power Flow
Operating Security Limit
Operating Transfer Capability
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OTDF
Outage Transfer Distribution Factor
PA
PC
PCB
PER
PLC
POD
POR
POTT
PRC
PSC
PSDR
PSE
PSM
PSP
PSS
PSS/E
PT
PTDF
PTP
PU
PUC
PUHCA
PURPA
PV
PX
Planning Authority
Planning Committee or Planning Coordinator
Power Circuit Breaker
Personnel Performance, Training, and Qualifications (Standards Family)
Programmable Logic Controller
Point of Delivery
Point of Receipt
Permissive Overreach Transfer Trip
Protection and Control (Standards Family)
Public Service Commission
Power System Data Recorder
Purchasing-Selling Entity
Power System Measurements
Physical Security Perimeter
Power System Stabilizer
Power System Simulator/Electric
Potential Transformer
Power Transfer Distribution Factor
Point to Point Transmission Service
Per Unit
Public Utilities Commission
Public Utilities Holding Company Act
Public Utilities Regulator Policy Act
Potential Violation
Power Exchange
QF
Qualified Facility
RA
RAPA
RAS
RBAM
RBB
RC
RCIS
RE
RFC
RFI
RFP
RISC
Reliability Authority
Reliability Assessment and Performance Analysis
Remedial Action Scheme
Risk-Based Assessment Methodology
Registered Ballot Body
Reliability Coordinator
Reliability Coordinator Information System
Regional Entity
ReliabilityFirst Organization (Regional Entity)
Request for Interchange
Request for Proposal
Reliability Issues Steering Committee
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RMS
ROP
ROW
RP
RPM
RSAW
RSG
RTCA
RTU
Root Mean Square
Rules of Procedure
Right-of-Way
Resource Planner
Revolutions per Minute
Reliability Standards Audit Worksheets
Reserve Sharing Group
Real-Time Contingency Analysis
Remote Terminal Unit
SAFFNR
SAR
SC
SCADA
SDT
SDX
SE
SERC
SMD
SOL
SOTC
SPIG
SPM
SPOC
SPP
SPS
SRI
SSVT
STDB
SVC
Situational Awareness for FERC, NERC, and the Regions
Standard Authorization Request
Standards Committee
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
Standard Drafting Team
System Data Exchange
State Estimator
SERC Reliability Corporation (Regional Entity)
Solar Magnetic Disturbance
System Operating Limits
Standards Oversight and Technology Committee
Standards Process Input Group
Standard Processes Manual
Single Point of Contact
Southwest Power Pool RE (Regional Entity)
Special Protection Systems / Schemes
System Risk Index
Station Services voltage transformer
Spare Transformer Database
Static Var Compensator
TA
TADS
TFC
TDF
TFE
TLR
TO
TOP
TP
TPF
TPL
Transmission Administrator
Transmission Availability Administrator
Total Flowgate Capability
Transfer Distribution Factor
Technical Feasibility Exception
Transmission Loading Relief
Transmission Owner
Transmission Operator or Transmission Operations (Standards Family)
Transmission Planner or Transmission Provider
Transaction Participation Factor
Transmission Planning (Standards Family)
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TRE
TRM
TSIN
TSP
TSR
TTC
TWh
Texas Reliability Entity (Regional Entity)
Transmission Reliability Margin
Transmission System Information Network
Transmission Service Provider
Transmission Service Reservation
Total Transfer Capability
Terawatt hour (trillion watts hours)
UFLS
URC
UVLS
Under-Frequency Load Shedding
Utilities Regulatory Commission
Under Voltage Load Shedding
VAR
VPN
VRF
VSA
VSL
Voltage and Reactive (Standards Family)
Virtual Private Network
Violation Risk Factor
Voltage and Stability Analysis
Violation Severity Level
WACS
WECC
Wide-Area Control System
Western Electricity Coordinating Council (Regional Entity)
*If you think of an acronym or initialism that should be added to this list, email [email protected]*
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