ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

oC degrees Celsius

oF degrees Fahrenheit

ABS acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

ABSGF acrylonitrile butadiene styrene with glass fill

AC alternating current

ACEEE American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy

ACRS aluminized cold rolled steel

AEC annual energy consumption

AFUE annual fuel utilization efficiency

AEO annual energy outlook

AHRI Air­Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute

ANOPR Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

ANSI American National Standards Institute

APSP Association of Pool and Spa Professionals

AQMD Air Quality Management District

ARI Air­Conditioning and Refrigeration Institution

ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air­Conditioning Engineers, Inc.

ASM annual survey of manufacturers

BLDC brushless direct current

BOM bill of materials

BPM brushless permanent magnet

Btu/h British thermal units per hour

CAPM capital asset pricing model

CBECS Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey

CEC California Energy Commission

CEE Consortium for Energy Efficiency

cfm cubic foot per minute

CFR code of federal regulations

CH4 methane

CIR current industrial reports

CMER consumer marginal energy rates

CO2 carbon dioxide

COP coefficient of performance

CPI consumer price index

CRS cold rolled steel

CSA Canadian Standards Association

DC direct current

DHE direct heating equipment

DOE Department of Energy

DOE/EIA DOE Energy Information Agency

ECB energy cost budget

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ECM electronically­commutated

EF energy factor

EIR energy input ration

EL efficiency level

ELCAP End­Use Load and Consumer Assessment Program

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

EPACT Energy Policy Act

EPCA Energy Policy and Conservation Act

EPDM ethylene propylene diene monomer

ESWH electric storage water heater

FEMP Federal Energy Management Program

FR Federal Register

FVIR flammable vapor ignition resistant

GAMA Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association

GDP gross domestic product

GHG greenhouse gas

GIWH gas­fired instantaneous water heater

GRIM Government Regulatory Impact Model

GSWH gas­fired storage water heater

HPBA Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association

HCFC hydrochlorofluorocarbons

HFC hydrofluorocarbon

Hg mercury

HIR heating input ratio

HVAC heating, ventilating and air­conditioning

IAPMO International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials

IECC International Energy Conservation Code

ImSET Impact of Sector Energy Technologies

INPV industry net present value

IWH instantaneous water heater

kW kilowatt

LCC Life­Cycle Cost

LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

low­e low­emissivity

max tech maximum technology

MIA manufacturer impact analysis

MJ megajoule

MPC manufacturer production cost

MSP manufacturer selling price

MTA market and technology assessment

N20 nitrous oxide

NAECA National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments

NAICS North American Industry Classification System

NECPA National Energy Conservation Policy Act

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NEEA Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

NEMS National Energy Modeling System

NES National Energy Savings

NFS new construction floor space

NIA national impact analysis

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology

NOA Notice of Availability

NOPR Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

NOx oxides of nitrogen

NPV Net Present Value

NRCan Natural Resources Canada

O2 oxygen

OEM original equipment manufacturer

OMB Office of Management and Budget

OSWH oil­fired storage water heater

PA6 Nylon­6

PBP Pay­Back Period

PBT polybutylene terephthalate

PBTGF polybutylene terephthalate with glass fill

PH pool heater

PLR part­load ratio

PMMA polymethylmethacrylate

PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PP polypropylene

PPE net property, plant and equipment

PPGF polypropylene with glass fiber

PPI producer price indices

ppm parts per million

PPS polyphenylene sulfide

PS polystyrene

PSC permanent split capacitor

PVC polyvinyl chloride

R­value resistance­value

R&D research and development

RIA regulatory impact analysis

RoHS Restriction of Hazardous Substance Directive

RPBP rebuttable presumption payback period

S&P Standard and Poor

SBA Small Business Administration

SBR styrene­butadiene rubber

SC shading coefficient

SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District

SEC Securities and Exchange Commission

SEGWHAI Super Efficient Gas Water Heating Appliance Initiative

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SG&A selling, general, and administrative

SO2 sulfur dioxide

TBtu trillion Btu

TMY2 typical meteorological year

TPTS two­phase thermosiphon

TSD Technical Support Document

UBC Uniform Building Code

UEC unit energy consumption

UNEP United Nations Environment Program

U.S.C. United States Code

VAC volts alternating current

W Watt

WACC weighted­average cost of capital

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