Glossary
AB
Assembly Bill
AC
alternating current
AMI
advanced metering infrastructure
Ass'n
Association
B
billion
Bcf
billion cubic feet
Bcf/d
billion cubic feet per day
BCM
billion cubic meters
CAISO
California Independent System Operator
capex
capital expenditures
CAGR
compound annual growth rate
CCA
community choice aggregation
CHIPS & Science Act
"H.R. 4346 - 117th Congress Public Law
167: Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce
Semiconductors and Science Act of 2022."
Aug. 9, 2022. https://www.govinfo.gov/
CEC
California Energy Commission
CO2
carbon dioxide
CO2e
carbon dioxide equivalent
Comm'n
Commission
CPUC
California Public Utilities Commission
DER
distributed energy resources
DG
distributed generation
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DR
distribution resources
DRP
distribution resource plan
EE
energy efficiency
EEI
Edison Electric Institute
EIA
U.S. Energy Information Administration
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
GHG
greenhouse gas
GW
gigawatt
GWdc
gigawatt direct current
GWh
gigawatt-hour
HVDC
high-voltage direct current
IDP
integrated distribution plan
IEA
International Energy Agency
IOU
investor-owned utility
IRA
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
IRP
integrated resource plan
ISO
independent system operator
ITC
investment tax credit
kg
kilogram
kWh
kilowatt-hour
kV
kilovolt
LNG
liquefied natural gas
LPO
DOE's Loan Program Office
MMBtu
million British thermal units
MMTCO2e
million tons of CO2e
MTPA
million tons per annum
MW
megawatt
MWh
megawatt-hour
NEM
net energy metering
PTC
production tax credit
PUC
public utility commission
PV
photovoltaic
RNG
renewable natural gas
RTO
regional transmission organization
SB
Senate Bill
SEC
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
T&D
transmission and distribution
Tcf
trillion cubic feet