Utility Acronyms
Common company and utility abbreviations and acronyms.
A/C: air conditioning
AMI: automated metering infrastructure
amp: ampere
ac: alternating current
BLM: Bureau of Land Management
Btu: British thermal unit
CAC: community advisory committee
CEO: chief executive officer
CIP: critical infrastructure protection
COO: chief operating officer
CFO: chief financial officer
cm: centimeter
cfs: cubic feet per second
cps: cycles per second
CPU: central processing unit
dc: direct current
DSM: demand-side management
EEI: Edison Electric Institute
EPRI: Electric Power Research Institute
FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
GHG: greenhouse gas
GIS: geographic information system
GWh: gigawatt-hour
hp: horsepower
Hz: hertz
IPUC: Idaho Public Utilities Commission
IRP:Integrated Resource Plan
ISO: independent system operator
kaf: thousand acre-feet
kg: kilogram
kHz:kilohertz
kJ: kilojoule
km: kilometer
kVA: kilovolt ampere
kV: kilovolt
kW: kilowatt
kWh: kilowatt-hour
maf: million acre-feet
mg: milligram
mL: milliliter
mm: millimeter
mpg: miles per gallon
mph: miles per hour
Mva: megavolt amp
MW: megawatt
MWh: megawatt-hour
NERC: North American Electric Reliability Corporation
NPPC: Northwest Power Planning Council
NOI: notice of intent
ohm: ohm
OPUC: Public Utility Commission of Oregon
PCA: power cost adjustment
PV: solar photovoltaic
SO2: sulpher dioxide
rpm: revolutions per minute

