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