The following abbreviations were provided by the Energy Information Administration’s National Energy Information Center. The Energy Information Administration is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy.
AC | alternating current |
AFUDC | allowance for funds used during construction |
AFV | alternative-fuel vehicle |
AGA | American Gas Association |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
API | American Petroleum Institute |
ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
bbl | barrel(s) |
bbl/d | barrel(s) per day |
bcf | billion cubic feet |
BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics within the U.S. Department of Labor |
BOE | barrels of oil equivalent (used internationally) |
Btu | British thermal unit(s) |
BWR | boiling-water reactor |
C/gal | cents per gallon |
CAFE | corporate average fuel economy |
CARB | California Air Resources Board |
CDD | cooling degree-days |
CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
CF | cubic foot |
CFC | chlorofluorocarbon |
CFS | cubic feet per second |
ch4 | Methane |
CHP | combined heat and power |
CNG | compressed natural gas |
cnt | cent |
CO | carbon monoxide |
CO2 | carbon dioxide |
CPI | consumer price index |
CWIP | construction work in progress |
DC | direct current |
DOE | Department of Energy |
DRB | demonstrated reserve base |
DSM | demand-side management |
E85 | A fuel containing a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline |
E95 | A fuel containing a mixture of 95 percent ethanol and 5 percent gasoline |
EAR | estimated additional resources |
EIA | Energy Information Administration |
EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
EOR | enhanced oil recovery |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
EPACT | Energy Policy Act |
EU | European Union |
EWG | exempt wholesale generator |
FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
FBR | fast breeder reactor |
FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
FGD | flue-gas desulfurization |
F.O.B | free on board |
FPC | Federal Power Commission |
FRS | Financial Reporting System |
gal | gallon |
GDP | gross domestic product |
GNP | gross national product |
GVW | gross vehicle weight |
GW | gigawatt |
GWe | gigawatt-electric |
GWh | gigawatthour |
GWP | global warming potential |
HCFC | hydrochlorofluorocarbon |
HDD | heating degree-days |
HFC | hydrofluorocarbon |
HID | high-intensity discharge |
HTGR | high temperature gas-cooled reactor |
HVAC | heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning |
IEA | International Energy Agency |
IOU | investor-owned utility |
IPP | independent power producer |
ISO | independent system operator |
kVa | kilovolt-Ampere |
kW | kilowatt |
kWe | kilowatt-electric |
kWh | kilowatthour |
lb | pound |
LDC | local distribution company |
LEVP | Low Emissions Vehicle Program |
LHV | lower heating value |
LIHEAP | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program |
LNG | liquefied natural gas |
LPG | liquefied petroleum gases |
LRG | liquefied refinery gases |
LWR | light water reactor |
m | thousand |
Mcf | one thousand cubic feet |
MECS | Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey |
MM | million (106) |
MMbbl/d | one million (106) barrels of oil per day |
MMBtu | one million (106) British thermal units |
MMcf | one million (106) cubic feet |
MMgal/ d | one million (106) gallons per day |
MMst | one million (106) short tons |
MPG | miles per gallon |
MSA | metropolitan statistical area |
MSHA | Mine Safety and Health Administration |
MSW | municipal solid waste |
MTBE | methyl tertiary butyl ether |
MW | megawatt |
MWe | megawatt electric |
MWh | megawatthour |
n2o | Nitrous oxide |
NAAQS | National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
NAICS | North American Industry Classification System |
NARUC | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners |
NERC | North American Electric Reliability Council |
NGL | natural gas liquids |
NGPA | Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 |
NGPL | natural gas plant liquids |
NGV | natural gas vehicle |
NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NOPR | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
NOX | nitrogen oxides |
NRECA | National Rural Electric Cooperative Association |
NUG | nonutility generator |
NURE | National Uranium Resource Evaluation |
NYMEX | New York Mercantile Exchange |
o3 | Ozone |
O&M | operation and maintenance |
OCS | Outer Continental Shelf |
OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
OEM | original equipment manufacturers |
OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
OPRG | oxygenated fuels program reformulated gasoline |
OTEC | ocean thermal energy conversion |
PADD | Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts |
PBR | pebble-bed reactor |
PBR | performance-based rates |
PCB | polychlorinated biphenyl |
PFCs | perfluorocarbons |
PGA | purchased gas adjustment |
PPI | Producer Price Index |
PUD | public utility district |
PUHCA | Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 |
PURPA | Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 |
PV | photovoltaic |
PVC | photovoltaic cell; polyvinyl chloride |
PWR | pressurized-water reactor |
QF | qualifying facility |
QUAD | quadrillion Btu: 1015 Btu |
RAC | refiners’ acquisition cost |
RAR | reasonable assured resources |
RBOB | Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending |
RDF | refuse-derived fuel |
REA | Rural Electrification Administration |
RECS | Residential Energy Consumption Survey |
RFG | reformulated gasoline |
RSE | relative standard error |
RVP | Reid vapor pressure |
SEER | seasonal energy efficiency ratio |
sf6 | sulfur hexafluoride |
SI | International System of Units (Systeme international d’unites) |
SIC | Standard Industrial Classification |
SNG | synthetic natural gas |
SO2 | sulfur dioxide |
SPP | small power producer |
SPR | Strategic Petroleum Reserve |
SR | speculative resources |
T | trillion 1012 |
TVA | Tennessee Valley Authority |
TW | Terawatt |
u3o8 | Uranium oxide |
uf6 | uranium hexaflouride |
ULCC | ultra large crude carrier |
UMTRA | Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 |
USACE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (sometimes shortened to USCE in EIA tables) |
USBR | United States Bureau of Reclamation |
V | Volt |
VAWT | vertical-axis wind turbine |
VIN | vehicle identification number |
VLCC | very large crude carrier |
VMT | vehicle miles traveled |
VOC | volatile organic compound |
W | watt |
WACOG | weighted average cost of gas |
Wh | watt hour |
WTI | West Texas Intermediate |