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  1. AC: alternating current
  2. AFUDC: allowance for funds used during construction (Leave EIA Site)
  3. AFV: alternative-fuel vehicle
  4. AGA: American Gas Association
  5. AMI:advanced metering infrastructure
  6. AMR: automated meter reading
  7. ANSI: American National Standards Institute (Leave EIA Site)
  8. API: American Petroleum Institute (Leave EIA Site)
  9. ARA: Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp
  10. ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials (Leave EIA Site)
  11. bbl: barrel
  12. BBL/D: barrel(s) per day
  13. BBL/SD: barrel(s) per stream day
  14. BCF: billion cubic feet
  15. BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Department of Labor (Leave EIA Site)
  16. BOE: barrels of oil equivalent (used internationally)
  17. BTU: British thermal unit(s)
  18. BTX:
  19. BWR: boiling-water reactor
  20. C/GAL: cents per gallon
  21. CAFE: corporate average fuel economy (Leave EIA Site)
  22. CARB: California Air Resources Board (Leave EIA Site)
  23. CBOB: conventional gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending (Motor Gasoline Blending Component)
  24. CDD: cooling degree-days
  25. CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Leave EIA Site)
  26. CNT: cent
  27. CF: cubic foot
  28. CFC: chlorofluorocarbon
  29. CFS: cubic feet per second
  30. CH4: Methane
  31. CHP: combined heat and power
  32. CIF: cargo, insurance and freight
  33. CIF: cost, insurance, freight
  34. CMSA: consolidated metropolitan statistical area
  35. CNG: compressed natural gas
  36. CO: carbon monoxide (Leave EIA Site)
  37. CO2: carbon dioxide
  38. CPI: consumer price index
  39. CWIP: construction work in progress
  40. DC: direct current (Leave EIA Site)
  41. DOE: Department of Energy
  42. DRB: demonstrated reserve base
  43. DSM: demand-side management
  44. DTW: dealer tank wagon
  45. E85: A fuel containing a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline
  46. E95: A fuel containing a mixture of 95 percent ethanol and 5 percent gasoline
  47. EAR: estimated additional resources
  48. EIA: Energy Information Administration
  49. EIS: Environmental Impact Statement
  50. EOR: enhanced oil recovery
  51. EPA: Environmental Protection Agency (Leave EIA Site)
  52. EPACT: Energy Policy Act
  53. ETBE: ethyl tertiary butyl ether
  54. EU: European Union (Leave EIA Site)
  55. EWG: exempt wholesale generator
  56. FAS.: free alongside ship
  57. FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board
  58. FBR: fast breeder reactor
  59. FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  60. FGD: flue-gas desulfurization
  61. FME: free market economies
  62. FOB: free on board
  63. FPC: Federal Power Commission
  64. FRS: Financial Reporting System
  65. GAL: gallon
  66. GDP: gross domestic product
  67. GNP: gross national product
  68. GVW: gross vehicle weight
  69. GW: gigawatt
  70. GWE: gigawatt-electric
  71. GWH: gigawatthour
  72. GWP: global warming potential
  73. H: hundredth
  74. H: hundred
  75. HDD: heating degree-days
  76. HCFC: hydrochlorofluorocarbon
  77. HFC: hydrofluorocarbon
  78. HID: high-intensity discharge
  79. HVAC: heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning
  80. HTGR: high temperature gas-cooled reactor (Leave EIA Site)
  81. IEA: International Energy Agency (Leave EIA Site)
  82. IOU: investor-owned utility
  83. IPP: independent power producer
  84. ISO: independent system operator
  85. KVA: kilovolt-ampere
  86. KW: kilowatt
  87. KWE: kilowatt-electric
  88. KWH: kilowatthour
  89. LB: pound
  90. LDC: local distribution company
  91. LEVP: Low Emissions Vehicle Program (Leave EIA Site)
  92. LHV: lower heating value
  93. LIHEAP: Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
  94. LNG: liquefied natural gas
  95. LPG: liquefied petroleum gases
  96. LRG: liquefied refinery gases
  97. LWR: light water reactor
  98. M: thousand
  99. MCF: one thousand cubic feet
  100. MECS: Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey
  101. MM: million (106)
  102. MMBBL/D: one million (106) barrels of oil per day
  103. MMBTU: one million (106) British thermal units
  104. MMCF: one million (106) cubic feet
  105. MMGAL/D: one million (106) gallons per day
  106. MMST: one million (106) short tons
  107. MPG: miles per gallon
  108. MSA: metropolitan statistical area
  109. MSHA: Mine Safety and Health Administration (Leave EIA Site)
  110. MSW: municipal solid waste
  111. MTBE: methyl tertiary butyl ether
  112. MW: megawatt
  113. MWE: megawatt electric
  114. MWH: megawatthour
  115. N2O: nitrous oxide
  116. NAAQS: National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Leave EIA Site)
  117. NAICS: North American Industry Classification System
  118. NARUC: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (Leave EIA Site)
  119. NERC: North American Electric Reliability Council
  120. NGL: natural gas liquids
  121. NGPA: Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978
  122. NGPL: natural gas plant liquids
  123. NGV: natural gas vehicle (Leave EIA Site)
  124. NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Leave EIA Site)
  125. NOPR: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Leave EIA Site)
  126. NOx: nitrogen oxides
  127. NRECA: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (Leave EIA Site)
  128. NUG: nonutility generator(nonutility power producer)
  129. NURE: national uranium resource evaluation
  130. NYMEX: New York Mercantile Exchange (Leave EIA Site)
  131. O3: ozone
  132. O&M: operation and maintenance (Leave EIA Site)
  133. OCS: Outer Continental Shelf
  134. OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
  135. OEM: original equipment manufacturers
  136. OPEC: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
  137. OPRG: oxygenated fuels program reformulated gasoline
  138. OTEC: ocean thermal energy conversion
  139. PADD: Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts
  140. PBR: pebble-bed reactor (Leave EIA Site)
  141. PBR: performance-based rates
  142. PCB: polychlorinated biphenyl (Leave EIA Site)
  143. PFC: perfluorocarbons
  144. PGA: purchased gas adjustment
  145. PPI: producer price index (Leave EIA Site)
  146. PUD: Public Utility District
  147. PUHCA: Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
  148. PURPA: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
  149. PV: photovoltaic
  150. PVC: photovoltaic cell
  151. PVC: polyvinyl chloride
  152. PWR: pressurized-water reactor
  153. QF: qualifying facility
  154. QUAD: quadrillion Btu: 1015 Btu
  155. RAC: refiners' acquisition cost
  156. RAR: reasonable assured resources
  157. RBOB: reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending
  158. RDF: refuse-derived fuel
  159. REA: Rural Electrification Administration
  160. RECS: Residential Energy Consumption Survey
  161. RFG: reformulated gasoline
  162. RSE: relative standard error
  163. RVP: Reid vapor pressure (Leave EIA Site)
  164. SEER: seasonal energy efficiency ratio
  165. SF6: sulfur hexafluoride
  166. SI: International System of Units (Système international d'unités) (Leave EIA Site)
  167. SIC: Standard Industrial Classification
  168. SNG: synthetic natural gas
  169. SO2: sulfur dioxide
  170. SPP: small power producer
  171. SPR: Strategic Petroleum Reserve
  172. SR: speculative resources - coal
  173. SR: speculative resources - uranium
  174. SWU: separative work unit
  175. T: trillion 1012
  176. TAME: tertiary amyl methyl ether
  177. TBA: tertiary butyl alcohol
  178. TH: thousandth
  179. TVA: Tennessee Valley Authority
  180. TWH: terawatthour
  181. U3O8: uranium oxide
  182. UF6: uranium hexaflouride
  183. ULCC: ultra large crude carrier
  184. UMTRA: Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978
  185. USBR: United States Bureau of Reclamation (Leave EIA Site)
  186. USACE or USCE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Leave EIA Site)
  187. V: Volt
  188. VIN: vehicle identification number
  189. VAWT: vertical-axis wind turbine
  190. VLCC: very large crude carrier
  191. VMT: vehicle miles traveled
  192. VOC: volatile organic compound
  193. W: Watt
  194. WI: withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
  195. WACOG: weighted average cost of gas
  196. WH: watthour
  197. WTI: West Texas Intermediate
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