ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ACCA Air Conditioning C ontractors of America ACEEE American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy AEO Annual Energy Outlook AHRI Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute AIRD active infiltration reduction device ANSI American National Standards Institute ARI Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute ASAP Appliance Standards Awareness Project ASHRAE American Society of Hea ting, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers ASM Annual Survey of Manufacturers BOM bill of materials BT building technologies BTU British thermal units CAIR Clean Air Interstate Rule CAMR Clean Air Mercury Rule CBECS Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey CFC chlorofluorocarbons CFL compact fluorescent light CFR Code of Federal Regulations CIR Current Industry Reports CMER consumer marginal energy rates CRE commercial refrigeration equipment CRMD Commercial Refrigerato r Manufacturers Division CSL candidate standard level DC direct current DF discount factor DOE U.S. Department of Energy DOJ U.S. Department of Justice DPTXV differential pressure thermostatic expansion valve ECM electronically commutated motors EEI Edison Electric Institute EER energy efficiency ratio EEV electronic expansion valve EGU electric generating unit EIA Energy Information Agency EISA 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPCA Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 °F degrees Fahrenheit FTC U.S. Federal Trade Commission GAMA Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association GHG greenhouse gas GRIM Government Regulatory Impact Model

AA-iHARDI Heating, Airconditioning, and Refri geration Distributors International HCFC hydrocholorofluorcarbon HFC hydrofluorocarbon HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ICS International Cold Storage ImSET Impact of Sector Energy Technologies INPV industry net present value IRD infiltration reduction device kWh kilowatt hour LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory LCC life-cycle cost LED light emitting diode LFH load factor at high load LFL load factor at low load LTTR long-term thermal resistance 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 NAEEEC National Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee NAFEM North American Associati on of Food Equipment Manufacturers NAICS North American Industry Classification System NEEA Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance NEMS National Energy Modeling System NECPA National Energy Conservation Policy Act NES national energy savings NIA national impact analysis NPV net present value NOPR Notice of Proposed Rulemaking NRCan Natural Re sources Canada OHA Office of Hearings and Appeals OLED organic light emitting diode OMB U.S. Office of Management and Budget PBP payback period PIMA Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association PIRD passive infiltration reduction device PM particulate matter PMA Polyurethane Manufacturers Association PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PPI producer price indices PSC permanent split capacitor PU polyurethane R&D research and development RIA regulatory impact analysis

AA-iiSBA U.S. Small Business Administration SCC social cost of carbon SCE Southern California Edison SCT saturated condensing temperature SEC U.S. Securities Exchange Commission SET saturated evaporator temperature SPFA Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance SST saturated suction temperature TD temperature difference TSD Technical Support Document TXV thermostatic expansion valve UEC unit energy consumption USC United States Code VIP vacuum insulated panel W watt Wh watt-hour WACC weighted-average cost of capital WICF walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers XPS extruded polystyrene XPSA Extruded Polystyrene Foam Association

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