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APPENDIX AA. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AEO Annual Energy Outlook 

AHS American Housing Survey 

AMOLED Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode 

ANSI American National Standards Institute 

ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers 

ASU Air separation unit 

BaO Barium oxide 

BF Ballast factor 

BLE Ballast luminous efficiency 

BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics 

BPAR Bulged parabolic aluminum reflector 

BR Bulged reflector 

CAIR Clean Air Interstate Rule 

CaO Calcium oxide 

CAT Computer axial tomography 

CBCP Center Beam Candle Power 

CBECS Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey 

CC Coiled coil 

CCE Certification, compliance, and enforcement 

CCR California Code of Regulations 

CCT Correlated color temperature 

CEE Consortium for Energy Efficiency 

CFL Compact fluorescent lamp 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

CLC Cape Light Compact 

CMS Critical Materials Strategy 

CO2 Carbon dioxide 

CPI Consumer Price Index 

CRI Color rendering index 

CSAPR Cross-State Air Pollution Rule 

CSL Candidate standard level 

CT Computed tomography 

DOE U.S. Department of Energy 

EEI Edison Electric Institute 

EGU Electric utility generating units 

EIA U.S. Energy Information Administration 

EL Efficacy level 

EMI Electromagnetic interference 

EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

EPCA Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

ER Elliptical reflector 

ERP Enterprise resource planning 

FEMP Federal Energy Management Program 
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FFC Full-fuel-cycle 

GHG Greenhouse gas 

GREET Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation 

GRIM Government Regulatory Impact Model 

GSFL General service fluorescent lamp 

GSIL General service incandescent lamp 

GVEA Golden Valley Electric Association 

HAP Hazardous air pollutants 

Hg Mercury 

HID High intensity discharge 

HIR Halogen infrared reflector 

HO High output 

HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive 

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission 

IESNA Illuminating Engineering Society of North America 

ImSET Impact of Sector Energy Technologies model 

INPV Industry net present value 

IR Infrared 

IRL Incandescent reflector lamp 

IS Instant start 

LCC Life-cycle cost 

LCD Liquid crystal display 

LE Lamp Efficacy 

LED Light-emitting diode 

LLMF Lamp lumen maintenance factor 

LMC U.S. Lighting Market Characterization 

Lm/W Lumens per watt 

LSF Lamp survival factor 

MATS Mercury and Air Toxics Standards 

MBP Medium bipin 

MECS Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey 

MEMS Micro-electro-mechanical systems 

MIA Manufacturer impact analysis 

MiniBP Miniature bipin 

MRI Magnetic resonance images 

MSP Manufacturer selling price 

NAICS North American Industry Classification System 

NEEA Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance 

NEEP Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships 

NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association 

NES National energy savings 

NIA National impact analysis 

NODA Notice of data availability 

NOPM Notice of public meeting 

NOPR Notice of proposed rulemaking 

NOX Nitrogen oxides 
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NPV Net present value 

NRDC Natural Resources Defense Council 

OAL Office of Administrative Law 

OEM Original equipment manufacturers 

OHA Office of Hearings and Appeals 

OLED Organic light-emitting diode 

OMB Office of Management and Budget 

OSI OSRAM SYLVANIA 

PAR Parabolic aluminized reflector 

PBP Payback period 

PDP Plasma display panels 

PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric 

PM Particulate matter 

PPI Producer Price Index 

PS Programmed start 

R&D Research and development 

RDC Recessed double contact 

RECS Residential Energy Consumption Survey 

REO Rare earth oxide 

RIA Regulatory impact analysis 

RIN Regulatory information number 

RLS Residential Lighting Strategy 

ROI Returns on investment 

RS Rapid start 

SBA Small Business Administration 

SCC Social Cost of Carbon 

SCE Southern California Edison 

SCF Survey of Consumer Finances 

SG&A Selling, general, and administrative 

SO Standard output 

SO2 Sulfur dioxide 

SP Single pin 

SPD Spectral power distribution 

SSL Solid-State Lighting 

TSD Technical support document 

TSL Trial standard level 

U.S.C. United States Code 

UL Underwriters Laboratories 

UV Ultraviolet 

VHO Very high output