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This is a list of acronyms found in the context of energy issues.
PA—
Planning Authority
PADD—
Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (US)
PBR
PCB—
polychlorinated biphenyl
PCM—
Project Cycle Management
PCS—
Power conversion system , electric power conversion
PCT—
Programmable Communicating Thermostat (electricity)
PD—
Preliminary Determination
PDC—Phasor data concentrator. See description in
phasor measurement unit article. (electricity)
PDCI—
Pacific Direct Current Intertie (US) (electricity)
PERC—
Passivated Emitter Rear Contact (type of PV cell)
PEM—
Proton Exchange Membrane
PFC—
perfluorocarbons
PG&E—
Pacific Gas & Electric (US) (electricity)
PGA—
Purchased gas adjustment
PHA—
Production Handling Agreement
PHFFU—
Plant held for future use
PIDX—
Petroleum Industry Data Exchange (oil)
PIER—
Public Interest Energy Research (CEC)
PIFUA—
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978
PJM—
PJM Interconnection , LLC, a
regional transmission organization . (US) (electricity)
PLC—
Power line communication (electricity)
PLMA—
Peak Load Management Association (US) (electricity)
PM—
Particulate matter
PM&E—
Protection, mitigation and enhancement
PMA—
Power Marketing Administration or Fed. Power Marketing Agency (US) (electricity)
PMU—
Phasor measurement unit (electricity)
PNNL—
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
POD—
Point of Delivery
PoE—
Power over Ethernet
POLES—
Prospective On Long Term Energy Systems
POLR—
Provider of last resort (electricity)
PPA—
Power Purchase Agreement (electricity)
PPI—
producer price index
ppmv—
Parts Per Million by Volume
ppp—
Purchasing power parity
PPR—
Potential peak reduction
PREP—
Pacific Regional Energy Programme
PRESSEA—
Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources in South East Asia (PRESSEA)
Prim—
Primary (electricity) nuclear, hydro, geothermal, wind, solar
PSC—
Public Service Commission
PSD—
Prevention of Significant Deterioration
PSE—
Puget Sound Energy (US) (electricity)
PSoC—Partial State of Charge, operational mode of grid supporting batteries able to respond to both demand and excess production, see
UltraBattery
PTDF—
Power Transfer Distribution Factor (electricity)
PTP—
Point to Point Transmission Service (electricity)
PUC—
Public utilities commission (electricity)
PUD—
Public utility district (electricity)
PUHCA—
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (US) (electricity)
PURPA—
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (US) (electricity)
PV—
photovoltaic (solar)
PVC—
photovoltaic cell (solar)
PVC—
polyvinyl chloride
PWR—
pressurized water reactor (nuclear)
PX—
Power exchange
Appendix: Residential energy acronyms
The following table lists a number of terms that are used in the United States for residential energy audits.
AFUE—
annual fuel utilization efficiency
BTL—building tightness limit (building tightness)
CDH—cooling degree hours (climate)
CFL—compact fluorescent light
COP—
coefficient of performance
CRI—color rendering index
EEM—Energy Efficient Mortgage
EER—energy efficiency ratio
EF—energy factor (clothes washers)
EIM—Energy Improvement Mortgage
ERV—
energy-recovery ventilator
HDD—heating degree day
HHI—home heating index
HID—high-intensity discharge
HRV—heat-recovery ventilator
HSPF—heating seasonal performance factor
HVI—Home Ventilating Institute
IECC—International Energy Conservation Code
K-value—thermal conductance
Low-e—low emissivity
LEED—
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design , standard for Green Building design
MEF—modified energy factor (clothes washers)
MINHERS—Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating Systems Standards
MVG—minimum ventilation guideline (building tightness)
MVL—minimum ventilation level (building tightness)
NAECA—
National Appliance Energy Conservation Act
ODS—oxygen depletion sensor
RESNET—Residential energy services network
R-value—thermal resistance
SC—shading coefficient (windows)
SEER—seasonal E efficiency ratio
SHGC—solar heat gain coefficient
SIR—savings-to-investment ratio (energy conservation investments)
SLA—Specific leakage area
SPB—Simple Payback (energy conservation investments)
SSE—steady-state efficiency
U-value—thermal transmittance (also called U-factor)
WF—water factor (clothes washers)