ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

**AD Analytically**  **Derived**

**ADL Arthur**  **D. Little,**  **Inc.**

**ADP Adjusted**  **Dew Point** 

**AEC Annual**  **Energy Consumption** 

**AEO Annual**  **Energy Outlook** 

**AHAM Association**  **of Home**  **Appliance Manufacturers** 

**ANOPR Advance**  **Notice of**  **Proposed Rulemaking** 

**ANSI American**  **National Standards**  **Institute**

**ARI Air­Conditioning**  **and Refrigeration**  **Institute**

**AS Australian**  **Standard**

**ASHRAE American**  **Society of**  **Heating, Refrigerating**  **and Air­Conditioning** 

**Engineers**

**BLAST Building**  **Loads Analysis**  **System Thermodynamics** 

**BOM Bill**  **of Materials** 

**BT Building**  **Technologies**

**Btu British**  **Thermal Units** 

**CAIR Clean**  **Air Interstate**  **Rule**

**CAPM Capital**  **Asset Pricing**  **Model**

**CBECS Commercial**  **Buildings Energy**  **Consumption Survey** 

**CDEC Calculated**  **Daily Energy**  **Consumption**

**CEC California**  **Energy Commission,**  **Compressor Energy**  **Consumption**

**CEE Consortium**  **for Energy**  **Efficiency**

**CFC Chlorofluorocarbon** 

**CFR Code**  **of Federal**  **Regulations**

**CIMS Canadian**  **Integrated Modeling**  **System**

**CIP Conservation**  **Improvement Program** 

**CIR Current**  **Industrial Report** 

**CMER Consumer**  **Marginal Energy**  **Rates**

**CO 2**  **Carbon Dioxide** 

**COGS Cost**  **of Goods**  **Sold**

**COP Coefficient**  **of Performance** 

**CPUC California**  **Public Utilities**  **Commission**

**CRE Commercial**  **Refrigeration Equipment** 

**CRMD Commercial**  **Refrigerator Manufacturers**  **Division (ARI)** 

**CSA Canadian**  **Standards Association** 

**CSL Candidate**  **Standard Level** 

**CUAC Commercial**  **Unitary Air**  **Conditioners and**  **Heat Pumps** 

**DAT Discharge**  **Air Temperature** 

**DC Direct**  **Current**

**DOE Department**  **of Energy** 

**DOJ Department**  **of Justice** 

**ECM Electronically**  **Commutated Permanent**  **Magnet**

**EERE Energy**  **Efficiency and**  **Renewable Energy** 

**AA­1 EER**  **Energy Efficiency**  **Ratio**

**EEV Electronic**  **Expansion Valve** 

**EFS Existing**  **Display Floor**  **Space**

**EHD Electro­hydrodynamic** 

**EIA Energy**  **Information Administration** 

**EPA Environmental**  **Protection Agency** 

**EPACT 2005**  **Energy Policy**  **Act of**  **2005**

**EPCA Energy**  **Policy and**  **Conservation Act** 

**EPR Evaporator**  **Pressure Regulator** 

**ERP Equity**  **Risk Premium** 

**EUI Energy**  **Use Intensity** 

**FEMP Federal**  **Energy Management**  **Program**

**FMI Food**  **Marketing Institute** 

**FR Federal**  **Register**

**G&A General**  **and Administrative** 

**GRIM Government**  **Regulatory Impact**  **Model**

**GW Gigawatt** 

**HARDI Heating,**  **Air­Conditioning &**  **Refrigeration Distributors**  **International**

**HCFC Hydrochlorofluorocarbon** 

**HVAC Heating,**  **Ventilating and**  **Air­Conditioning**

**IAT Integrated**  **Average Temperature** 

**IMBUILD Impact**  **of Building**  **Energy Efficiency**  **Programs**

**IMPLAN Impact**  **Analysis for**  **Planning**

**ImSET Impact**  **of Sector**  **Energy Technologies** 

**INPV Industry**  **Net Present**  **Value**

**IPCC International**  **Panel on**  **Climate Change** 

**kWh Kilowatt**  **Hours**

**LCC Life­Cycle**  **Cost**

**LED Light­Emitting**  **Diode**

**LSHX Liquid­Suction**  **Heat Exchanger** 

**MEPS Minimum**  **Energy Performance**  **Standards**

**MIA Manufacturer**  **Impact Analysis** 

**MLP Manufacturer**  **List Price** 

**MPC Manufacturer**  **Production Cost** 

**MSP Manufacturer**  **Selling Price** 

**MTA Market**  **and Technology**  **Assessment**

**PNNL Pacific**  **Northwest National**  **Laboratories**

**NAECA Appliance**  **Energy Conservation**  **Act**

**NAICS North**  **American Industry**  **Classification System** 

**NECPA National**  **Energy Conservation**  **Policy Act** 

**NEMS National**  **Energy Modeling**  **System**

**NES National**  **Energy Savings** 

**NFS New**  **Construction Floor**  **Space**

**NIA National**  **Impacts Analysis** 

**NOPR Notice**  **of Proposed**  **Rulemaking**

**NO X**  **Oxides of**  **Nitrogen**

**AA­2 NPV**  **Net Present**  **Value**

**NRCan Natural**  **Resources Canada** 

**OEM Original**  **Equipment Manufacturer** 

**OMB Office**  **of Management**  **and Budget** 

**PBA Principal**  **Building Activities** 

**PBP Payback**  **Period**

**PG&E Pacific**  **Gas and**  **Electric**

**PHAC Plumbing,**  **Heating, and**  **Air­Conditioning**

**PPE Plant,**  **Property, and**  **Equipment**

**PPI Producer**  **Price Index** 

**PSC Permanent**  **Split Capacitor** 

**Quad Quadrillion**  **Btu**

**R&D Research**  **and Development** 

**RIA Regulatory**  **Impact Analysis** 

**RPBP Rebuttable**  **Presumption Payback**  **Period**

**S&P Standard**  **and Poor’s** 

**SBA Small**  **Business Administration** 

**SCE Southern**  **California Edison** 

**SCT Saturated**  **Condenser Temperature** 

**SDG&E San**  **Diego Gas**  **and Electric** 

**SEC Securities**  **and Exchange**  **Commission**

**SEDS State**  **Energy Consumption,**  **Price, and**  **Expenditure Estimates** 

**SET Saturated**  **Evaporator Temperature** 

**SG&A Sales,**  **General, and**  **Administration Expenses** 

**SO 2**  **Sulfur Dioxide** 

**TDA Total**  **Display Area** 

**TEC Total**  **Energy Consumption** 

**TMY Typical**  **Meteorological Year** 

**TSD Technical**  **Support Document** 

**TSL Trial**  **Standard Level** 

**TWh Terawatt**  **hours**

**TXV Thermostatic**  **Expansion Valve** 

**UEC Unit**  **Energy Consumption** 

**U.S.C. United**  **States Code** 

**V Volume** 

**W Watts** 

**WACC Weighted**  **Average Cost**  **of Capital** 

**AA­3**EQUIPMENT CLASS DESIGNATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION

EQUIPMENT

**Equipment Families** 

**VOP Vertical**  **without Doors** 

**SVO Semi­Vertical**  **without Doors** 

**HZO Horizontal**  **without Doors** 

**SOC Service**  **Over Counter** 

**VCT Vertical**  **with Transparent**  **Doors**

**HCT Horizontal**  **with Transparent**  **Doors**

**VCS Vertical**  **with Solid**  **Doors**

**HCS Horizontal**  **with Solid**  **Doors**

**Condensing Unit**  **Configuration**

**RC Remote**  **Condensing Unit** 

**SC Self­Contained**  **Condensing Unit** 

**Rating Temperature** 

**M Refrigerator**  **(“Medium Temperature”),**  **38 °F** 

**L Freezer**  **(“Low Temperature”),**  **0 °F** 

**I Ice­Cream**  **Freezer (“Ice­Cream**  **Temperature”), ­15**  **°F**

**Equipment classes**  **are defined**  **as a**  **combination of**  **a equipment**  **family, condensing**  **unit**

**configuration and**  **rating temperature.**  **For example,**  **“VOP.RC.M” is**  **a vertical**  **display**

**refrigeration case**  **without doors**  **using a**  **remote condensing**  **unit for**  **medium temperature** 

**applications.**

**AA­4**