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ACRONYMS
DEFINITIONS

CONVERSION FACTORS

 

ACRONYMS

APPA

American Public Power Association

AQCC

Air Quality Control Commission

CACI

Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry

CAMU

Colorado Association of Municipal Utilities

CDH

Colorado Department of Health

CML

Colorado Municipal League

COGEN

Cogenerator

CREA

Colorado Rural Electric Association

CREDA

Colorado River Energy Distributors Association

CRSP

Colorado River Storage Project

C&RE

Conservation & Renewable Energy

DOE

US Department of Energy

DOI

US Department of Interior

DSM

Demand Side Management

EEI

Edison Electric Institute

EIA

Energy Information Administration

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EPMP

WAPA Energy Planning and Management Program

EPRI

Electric Power Research Institute

EWG

Exempt Wholesale Generator

FERC

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FRY ARK

Fryingpan Arkansas Project

G&T

Generation & Transmission

IOU

Investor Owned Utility

IPP

Independent Power Producer or Inland Power Pool

IRP

Integrated Resource Plan

LACA

Loveland Area Customers Association

LAO

WAPA Loveland Area Office

LAP

Loveland Area Projects

MBSG

Missouri Basin Systems Group

MECA

Midwest Electric Consumers Association

MRB

Missouri River Basin

MUNI

Municipal Owned System

NERC

North American Electric Reliability Council

NRECA

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

PMA

Power Marketing Agency

P SMBP

Pick Sloan Missouri Basin Project

PUC

Public Utilities Commission

PURPA

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act

QF

Qualifying Facility

REA

Rural Electrification Administration

REC

Rural Electric Cooperative

RMPP

Rocky Mountain Power Pool

RTG

Regional Transmission Group

SCADA

Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition

SLAO

WAPA Salt Lake Area Office

SLIP

Salt Lake Integrated Projects

USBR

US Bureau of Reclamation

WAPA

Western Area Power Administration

WSCC

Western Systems Coordinating Council

DEFINITIONS

Capacity

capability to produce power (kW)

Demand

peak usage of power (kW)

Energy

continuous usage of power (kWh)

Load Factor

ratio of energy to capacity

CONVERSION FACTORS

Kilovolt (kV) = 1000 volts

Kilowatt (kW) = 1000 watts

kW mo = 1 kilowatt for 1 month

Kilowatthour (kWH) = 1000 watthours

Megawatt (MW) = 1000 kW = 1 million watts

Megawatthour (MWH) = 1000 kilowatthours mill = 0.1 cent = .001 dollar

Source: Colorado Association of Municipal Utilities (CAMU)

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