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Acronyms
ABB

Asea Brown Boveri (former name)

AC

Alternating current

ACSR

Aluminum conductor steel reinforced

AEP

American Electric Power

Al

Aluminum

Amperes

BESS

Battery energy storage system

BSCCO

Bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide

CBEMA

Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers

Association

CSA

Corrugated seamless aluminum

Cu

Copper

DC

Direct current

Delmarva

Delaware-Maryland-Virginia

DOE

Department of Energy

ECAR

East Central Area Reliability Coordination Agreement

EHV

Extra-high voltage

EIA

Energy Information Administration

EPACT

Energy Policy Act of 1992

EPRI

Electric Power Research Institute (former name)

ERCOT

Electric Reliability Council of Texas

FACTS

Flexible AC transmission system

FERC

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FESS

Flywheel energy storage system

FOIA

Freedom of Information Act

FRCC

Florida Reliability Coordinating Council

GW

Gigawatt(s)

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HTS

High-temperature superconducting

HV

High voltage

HVDC

High-voltage direct current

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IGC

Intermagnetics General Corporation

ISO

Independent system operator

ITI

Information Technology Industries Council

kA

Kiloamperes

kAm

Kiloamperes times meters

km

Kilometer(s)

kV

Kilovolt(s)

kVA

Kilovolt(s) amperes

kWh

Kilowatt hour(s)

LTS

Low-temperature superconducting

Meter(s)

MAAC

Mid-Atlantic Area Council

MAIN

Mid-America Interconnected Network

MAPP

Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

MJ

Megajoules

MVA

Megavolt amperes

MVAR

Megavolt amperes reactive

MW

Megawatt(s)

mW

Milliwatt(s)

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NERC

North American Electric Reliability Council

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NPCC

Northeast Power Coordinating Council

OSTP

Office of Science and Technology Policy

PG&E

Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation

PJM

PennsylvaniaNew JerseyMaryland

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POST

Power Outage Study Team

PURPA

Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act

R&D

Research and development

RTO

Regional transmission organization

SERC

Southeastern Electric Reliability Council

SMES

Superconducting magnetic energy storage

SPI

Superconductivity Partnership Initiative

SPP

Southwest Power Pool

TLR

Transmission-loading relief

TVA

Tennessee Valley Authority

UPS

Uninterruptible power supply

VAR

Volts amperes reactive

Watt(s)

W/kAm

Watts per kiloampere meter

W/kg

Watts per kilogram

Wh/kg

Watt hours per kilogram

W/m

Watts per meter

WSCC

Western Systems Coordination Council

XLPE

Cross-linked polyethylene

YBCO

Yttrium barium copper oxide