K-1 APPENDIX K: LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

§: Section Act or EPCA: Part B of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, Public Law 94- 163, as amended by the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, Public Law 95-619, the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act, Public Law 100-12, the National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments of 1988, Public Law 100-357, and the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Public Law 102-486 AC or A/C: air conditioner ADL: Arthur D. Little, Inc. AEC: Annual Energy Consumption AEO: Annual Energy Outlook, DOE/EIA publication ACCA: Air Conditioning Contractors of America ANOPR: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ARI: Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute ARW: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Wholesalers ASHRAE: American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. BLAST: Building Loads and Systems Thermodynamics simulation tool BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics BOM: Bill of Materials BRS: Building Research and Standards, office of DOE Btu: British thermal unit C: carbon CAC: central air conditionerK-2 CAC-HP:central air conditioner and heat pump CAPM: capital asset pricing model CBECS: Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey, DOE/EIA publication CDD: cooling degree day CFR: Code of Federal Regulations CIR: Current Industrial Reports CMER: consumer marginal energy rates CO 2 : carbon dioxide Co-op: rural cooperative utility CRF: capital recovery factor DC: direct current DOE: Department of Energy DOJ: Department of Justice EA: Environmental Assessment EBIT: Earnings Before Interest and Taxes EBT: Earnings Before Taxes ECM: electronically commutated motor EER: energy efficiency ratio EIA: Energy Information Administration EJ: exajoules (10 18joules) E.O.: Executive Order EPA: Environmental Protection AgencyK-3 EPCA: Energy Policy and Conservation Act EPACT: Energy Policy and Conservation Act FEMP:Federal Energy Management Program FLEOH: full load equipment operating hours FONSI: Finding of No Significant Impact FR: Federal Register G & A: General and Administrative GJ: gigajoules (109joules) GNP: gross national product GRI: Gas Research Institute GRIM: Government Regulatory Impact Model GW: gigawatt HCFC: hydrochlorfluorocarbon HDD: heating degree day HFC: hydrofluorocarbon HP: heat pump HSPF: heating seasonal performance factor HVAC: heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning ImBuild: Impact of Building Energy Efficiency Programs model INPV: industry net present value IOU: investor owned utility ISO: International Standards OrganizationK-4 kt/a:thousand metric tons per year kWh: kilowatt-hour LBNL: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory LCC: Life-Cycle Cost Max Tech: maximum technologically feasible Mfr: manufacturer MIA: Manufacturer Impact Analysis MMBtu: million Btu Mt/a: megatons (10 6metric tons) per year Muni: municipal utility NAECA: National Appliance Energy Conservation Act NEMS: National Energy Modeling System NEMS-BRS: National Energy Modeling System - Building Research and Standards NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 NES: National Energy Savings NOPR: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking NOx : nitrogen oxides NPV: net present value OEM: original equipment manufacturer OIRA: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs OMB: Office of Management and Budget ORNL: Oak Ridge National LaboratoryK-5 PAC: packaged air conditioner PBP: payback period PHP: packaged heat pump PNNL: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PPI: producer price index PSC: permanent split capacitor PTAC: packaged terminal air conditioner Quads: quadrillion Btu R&D: Research and Development RECS: Residential Energy Consumption Survey, DOE/EIA publication Rev Eng: reverse engineering RIA: Regulatory Impact Analysis ROIC: return on invested capital RTPF: round tube, plate fin S & P: Standard & Poor's SANOPR: Supplementary Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking SCF: Survey of Consumer Finances , Federal Reserve Board publication SEER: seasonal energy efficiency ratio SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission SG&A: Sales, General, & Administration SIC: Standard Industrial Classification SO 2 : sulfur dioxideK-6 src_conv: source conversion factor SRM: switched reluctance motor t: metric ton TSD: Technical Support Document TSL: trial standard level TWh:terrawatt-hour TXV: thermostatic expansion valve UEC: unit energy consumption U.S.C.: United States Code VS: variable-speed WACC: weighted average cost of capital