AA -1 APPENDIX AA. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ACEEE American Council for an Energy Efficiency Economy AEO Annual Energy Outlook ANOPR advanced notice of proposed rulemaking ANSI American National Standards Institute ASAP Appliance Standards Awareness Project ASE Alliance to Save Energy BE ballast efficiency BEF ballast effic acy factor BLE ballast luminous efficiency BF ballast factor BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics BOM bill of material BT Building Technologies Program BTU British Thermal Unit CAIR Clean Air Interstate Act CAMR Clean Air Mercury Rule CBECS Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey CCT correlated color temperature CEC California Energy Commission CEE Consortium for Energy Efficiency CFR Code of Federal Regulations CFL compact fluorescent lamp CIE International Commission on Illumination CMH ceramic metal halide CO 2 carbon dioxide CPI Consumer Price Index CRI color rendering index CSA Canadian Standards Association DALI digitally addressable lighting interface DIY do- it

- yourself DOE U.S. Department of Energy DOJ U.S. Department of Justice EERE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EIA Energy Information Administration EISA 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 EL efficiency level EMI elec tromagnetic interference E.O. Executive Order EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPACT 1992 Energy Policy Act of 1992 EPACT 2005 Energy Policy Act of 2005 EPCA Energy Policy and Conservation Act ERP expected risk premium F degrees Fahrenheit F28T5 Nominally 28 W T 5 4- foot miniature bipin lamp F54T5HO Nominally 54 W T 5 4- foot miniature bipin high output lampAA -2 F32T8 Nominally 32W T8 4- foot medium bipin lamp F34T12 Nominally 34W T12 4- foot medium bipin lamp F40T12 Nominally 40W T12 4-foot medium bip in lamp F96T12 Nominally 75W T12 8- foot single pin slimline lamp F96T12/ES Nominally 60W T12 8- foot single pin slimline lamp F96T12HO Nominally 110 W T12 8-foot recessed double contact high output lamp F96T12HO/ES Nominally 95 W T12 8-foot recessed double contact high output lamp FEMP Federal Energy Management Program FR Federal Register FTC Federal Trade Commission GE G eneral E lectric Lighting and Industrial GHG greenhouse gas GRIM Government Regulatory Impact Model GW gigawatt Hg mercury HID hi gh -intensity discharge HO high output HVAC Heating, Ventilating and Air -Conditioning IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IESNA Illuminating Engineering Society of North America ImSET Impact of Sector Energy Technologies INPV industry net p resent value I-O input-output IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IR Infrared IRFA initial regulatory flexibility analysis IS instant start K degrees Kelvin kt kilotons LCC life

- cycle cost LED Light

- Emitting Diode Lms lumens LMC U.S. Lighting Market Characterization Volume I Lm/W lumens per watt MBP medium bipin MECS Manufacturer Energy Consumption Survey (MECS) MIA Manufacturer Impact Analysis MiniBP miniature bipin MMt million metric tons MOSFET metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor MPC manufacturer production cost MSP manufacturer selling price Mt metric tons MW megawatts NAECA 1988 National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments of 1988 NAICS North American Industry Classification System NCLC National Cons umer Law Center NECPA National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978AA -3 NEEP Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMS National Energy Modeling System NEMS

- BT National Energy Modeling System – Build ing Technologies NES national energy savings NIA National Impact Analysis NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NOPM notice of public meeting NOPR notice of proposed rulemaking NO X nitrogen oxides NPCC Northwest Power and Conservation Council NPV net present value NRCan Natural Resources Canada NRDC Natural Resources Defense Council NVLAP National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program NYSERDA New York State Energy Research and Development Authority OEM Original Equipment Man ufacturer OIRA Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs OMB U.S. Office of Management and Budget PAR p arabolic a luminized r eflector (reflector lamp shape) PBP payback period PF power factor PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric PM particulate matter PPI producer price index PS programmed start quad quadrillion BTU R reflector (reflector lamp shape) R- CFL reflector compact fluorescent lamp R&D research and development RDC recessed double contact RECS Residential Energy Consumption Survey RIA reg ulatory impact analysis RoHS Restriction on Hazardous Substances directive RS rapid start RSE relative system efficiency SBA Small Business Administration SCC social cost of carbon SCF Survey of Consumer Finances SEC Securities and Exchange Commissi on SG&A selling, general, and administrative costs SO standard output SO 2 sulfur dioxide SP single pin S&P Standard & Poor’s T5, T8, T10, T12 tubular fluorescent lamps, diameters of 0.625, 1, 1.25 or 1.5 inches, respectively THD total harmonic di stortionAA -4 TSD technical support document TSL trial standard level TWh terawatt -hour UMRA Unfunded Mandates Reform Act U.S.C. United States Code UV ultra violet V volts VHO very high output W watts WACC weighted

- average cost of capital