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ACRONYMS
DEFINITIONS
CONVERSION FACTORS
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
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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