Glossary
Ass'n
Association
B
billion
BSER
best system of emissions reduction
C$
Canadian dollars
CAGR
compound annual growth rate
capex
capital expenditure(s)
CBO
U.S. Congressional Budget Office
CC
combined cycle
CCS
carbon capture and storage
CO2
carbon dioxide
Comm'n
Commission
CPS
New EPA GHG Emissions Standards (or
Carbon Pollution Standards)
CPUC
California Public Utilities Commission
CT
combustion turbine
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DPU
Massachusetts Department of Public
Utilities
EEI
Edison Electric Institute
EIA
U.S. Energy Information Administration
EOR
enhanced oil recovery
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EV
electric vehicle
F
Fahrenheit
FEED
front-end engineering and design
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
GETs
grid-enhancing technologies
GHG
greenhouse gas
GW
gigawatt
GWh
gigawatt-hour
IIJA
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
IOU
investor-owned utility
IRA
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
IRP
integrated resource plan
ISO
independent system operator
kW
kilowatt
kWh
kilowatt-hour
lbs.
pounds
M or mil.
million
MATS
Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
MMBtu
million British thermal units
MW
megawatt
MWh
megawatt-hour
NARUC
National Ass'n of Regulatory Utility
Commissioners
NERC
North American Electric Reliability
Corporation
NGCC
natural gas combined cycle
NIETC
national interest electric transmission
corridor
PPA
power purchase agreement
PSC
public service commission
PUC
public utility commission
RTO
regional transmission organization
RULOF
remaining useful life and other factors