ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

**AEO A**  **nnual Energy**  **Outlook**

**ANOPR advance**  **notice of**  **proposed rulemaking** 

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

**BEF ballast**  **efficacy factor** 

**BF ballast**  **factor**

**BT Building**  **Technologies Program** 

**BR bulged**  **reflector (reflector**  **lamp shape)** 

**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**

**CO 2**  **carbon dioxide** 

**CPI Consumer**  **Price Index** 

**CRI color**  **rendering index** 

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

**CSL candidate**  **standard level** 

**DOE U.S.**  **Department of**  **Energy**

**DOJ U.S.**  **Department of**  **Justice**

**E26 Edison**  **screw­base (incandescent**  **lamp base**  **type)**

**EERE Office**  **of Energy**  **Efficiency and**  **Renewable Energy** 

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

**EISA 2007**  **Energy Independence**  **and Security**  **Act of**  **2007**

**ELC European**  **Lamp Companies**  **Federation**

**E.O. Executive**  **O rder** 

**EPACT 1992**  **Energy Policy**  **Act of**  **1992**

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

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

**ER elliptical**  **reflector (reflector**  **lamp shape)** 

**ERP expected**  **risk premium** 

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

**FR Federal**  **Register**

**FTC Federal**  **Trade Commission** 

**GE GE**  **Lighting and**  **Industrial**

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

**GSFL general**  **service fluorescent**  **lamp**

**GSIL general**  **service incandescent**  **lamp**

**HIR halogen**  **infrared reflector** 

**HO high**  **output**

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

**IEC International**  **Electrotechnical Commission** 

**IESNA Illuminating**  **Engineering Society**  **of North**  **America**

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

**I­O input­output** 

**AA­1 IR**  **Infrared**

**IRL incandescent**  **r eflector**  **lamp**

**K degrees**  **K elvin** 

**LCC life­cycle**  **c ost** 

**LED Light­Emitting**  **D iode** 

**Lms lumens** 

**LMC U.S.**  **L ighting**  **Market Characterization**  **Volume I** 

**Lm/W lumens**  **p er**  **watt**

**MECS Manufacturer**  **En ergy**  **Consumption Survey**  **(MECS)**

**MIA Manufacturer**  **I mpact**  **Analysis**

**NAICS North**  **A merican**  **Industry Classification**  **System**

**NECPA National**  **En ergy**  **Conservation Policy**  **Act of**  **1978**

**NEEP Northeast**  **En ergy**  **Efficiency Partnership** 

**NEMA National**  **El ectrical**  **Manufacturers Association** 

**NEMS National**  **En ergy**  **Modeling System** 

**NES national**  **e nergy**  **savings**

**NIA National**  **I mpact**  **Analysis**

**NOPR notice**  **o f**  **proposed rulemaking** 

**NO**

**x nitrogen**  **oxides**

**NPV net**  **p resent**  **value**

**NRCan Natural**  **R esources**  **Canada**

**NYSERDA New**  **York S**  **tate Energy**  **Research and**  **Development Authority** 

**OIRA Office**  **o f**  **Information and**  **Regulatory Affairs** 

**OMB U.S.**  **O ffice**  **of Management**  **and Budget** 

**PAR parabolic**  **a luminized**  **reflector (reflector**  **lamp shape)** 

**PBP payback**  **p eriod** 

**PF power**  **f actor** 

**PG&E Pacific**  **G as**  **and Electric** 

**R reflector**  **( reflector**  **lamp shape)** 

**R&D research**  **a nd**  **development**

**RECS Residential**  **En ergy**  **Consumption Survey** 

**RIA regulatory**  **i mpact**  **analysis**

**SBA Small**  **B usiness**  **Administration**

**SCF Survey**  **o f**  **Consumer Finances** 

**SG&A selling,**  **g eneral,**  **and administrative**  **costs**

**SO 2**  **sulfur dioxide** 

**T8, T1**  **0, T12**  **tubular f**  **luorescent lamps,**  **diameters of**  **1, 1.25**  **or 1.5**  **inches,**

**respectively**

**THD total**  **h armonic**  **distortion**

**TSD technical**  **s upport**  **document**

**TSL trial**  **s tandard**  **level**

**U.S.C. United**  **S tates**  **Code**

**UV ultraviolet** 

**V volts** 

**W watts** 

**WACC weighted­average**  **c ost**  **of capital** 

**AA­2**