Acronyms

ACRONYM           REFERENCE
AFV Alternative fuel vehicles
ARRA American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
BA Balancing authority
BESS Battery energy storage system
BOSR Body of State Regulators
BTU British thermal unit
CAISO           California Independent System Operator
CESER Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (DOE)
CNG Compressed natural gas
CRC Colorado River Commission
CREPC Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation
CSP Concentrated solar power
DOE U.S. Department of Energy
DER Distributed energy resource
DSM Demand side management
EDAM Extended day-ahead market
EERE (Office of) Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (DOE)
EGU Energy generating unit
EIA U.S. Energy Information Administration
EIM Energy imbalance market
EV Electric vehicle
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FOA Funding Opportunity Announcement
GBRS Green Building Rating System
GBTA Green Building Tax Abatement
GHG Greenhouse gasses
GOE Nevada Governor's Office of Energy
GW Gigawatt
GWh Gigawatt hour
HEROS Home Energy Retrofit Opportunity for Seniors
ICC International Code Council
IECC International Energy Conservation Code
IIJA Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
IRA Inflation Reduction Act
IRP Integrated resource plan
KW Kilowatt
KWh Kilowatt hour
LEED Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
LEV Low-emission vehicle
LNG Liquefied natural gas
LISEP Lower Income Solar Energy Program
MMTCO2e Million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
MW Megawatt
MWh Megawatt hour
NARUC National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
NASEO National Association of State Energy Officials
NCEF Nevada Clean Energy Fund
NEH Nevada Electric Highway
NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation
NPC Nevada Power Company
NREA Nevada Rural Electric Association
NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory (DOE)
PPA Power purchase agreement
PACE Property Assessed Clean Energy
PUCN Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
PV Photovoltaic (solar)
REC/PEC Renewable Energy Credit / Portfolio Energy Credit
RETA Renewable Energy Tax Abatement
REPR Renewable energy program rate
REV West Regional Electric Vehicle West plan
RFI Request for Information
RFR Request for Reimbursement
RFP Request for Proposal
RFQ Request for Qualifications
RPS Renewable portfolio standard
RTO Regional Transmission Organization
RUS Rural Utility Service (USDA)
SEP State Energy Program (DOE)
SPPC Sierra Pacific Power Company
UEC Universal energy charge
USGBC U.S. Green Building Council
VEA Valley Electric Association
WAPA Western Area Power Administration
WECC Western Electric Coordinating Council
WIEB Western Interstate Energy Board
WIRAB Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Board
WIRED Western Interconnect Regional Electricity Dialogue
ZEV Zero-emission vehicle