AEO

Annual Energy Outlook

AEO98

Annual Energy Outlook 1998

AEO99

Annual Energy Outlook 1999

AFV

AFV Alternative-Fuel Vehicle

AGA

American Gas Association

ANGTS

Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation System

BEA

Bureau of Economic Analysis

BSC

Boiler/Steam/Cogeneration

BTU

British Thermal Unit

CAAA90

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

CBECS

Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Surveys

CCAP

Climate Change Action Plan

CDD

Cooling Degree-Days

CNG

Compressed natural gas

DOE

U.S. Department of Energy

DRB

Demonstrated Reserve Base

DRI

Data Resources, Inc./McGraw Hill

EER

Energy Efficiency Ratio

EIA

Energy Information Administration

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement

EPA

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPACT

Energy Policy Act of 1992

EWG

Exempt Wholesale Generator

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FERC

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FGD

Flue Gas Desulfurization

FSU

Former Soviet Union

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GRI

Gas Research Institute

HSPF

Heating Season Performance Factor

HDD

Heating Degree-Days

IEA

International Energy Agency

ICE

Internal Combustion Engine

LEVP

Low Emissions Vehicle Program

LNG

Liquefied Natural Gas

LPG

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

MSW

Municipal Solid Waste

NAECA

National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987

NEMS

National Energy Modeling System

NERC

National Electric Reliability Council

NOAA

National Oceanicgraphic and Atmospheric Administration

NRC

Natural Resources Canada

O&M

Operation and Maintenance

OPEC

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

OTT

Office of Transportation Technologies

PADD

Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts

PURPA

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978

PUHCA

Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935

PV

Photovoltaic

R&D

Research & Development

RFG

Reformulated gasoline

RECS

Residential Energy Consumption Survey

RPS

Renewable Portfolio Standards

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

SDI

State Demand Intensity

SEDS

State Energy Data System

SEER

Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio

SIC

Standard Industrial Classification

SNG

Synthetic Natural Gas

TIUS

Truck Inventory and Use Survey

TVA

Tennessee Valley Authority

UEC

Unit Energy Consumption

VMT

Vehicle Miles Traveled

ZEV

Zero Emission Vehicles

WEFA

The WEFA Group (formerly the Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates)