APPENDIX AA. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

**ACEEE American**  **Council for**  **an Energy**  **Efficiency Economy** 

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

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

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

**ASAP Appliance**  **Standards Awareness**  **Project**

**ASE Alliance**  **to Save**  **Energy**

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

**BF ballast**  **factor**

**BLS Bureau**  **of Labor**  **Statistics**

**BPAR bulged**  **parabolic aluminized**  **reflector**

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

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

**BTU British**  **Thermal Unit** 

**CAIR Clean**  **Air Interstate**  **Act**

**CAMR Clean**  **Air Mercury**  **Rule**

**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**

**CMH ceramic**  **metal halide** 

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

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

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

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

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

**DIY do­it­yourself** 

**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**

**EL efficiency**  **level**

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

**E.O. Executive**  **Order**

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

**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**

**AA­1 FTC**  **Federal Trade**  **Commission**

**GE General**  **Electric Lighting**  **and Industrial** 

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

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

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

**GW gigawatt** 

**Hg mercury** 

**HID high­intensity**  **discharge**

**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** 

**INPV industry**  **net present**  **value**

**I­O input­output** 

**IPCC Intergovernmental**  **Panel on**  **Climate Change** 

**IR Infrared** 

**IRFA initial**  **regulatory flexibility**  **analysis**

**IRL incandescent**  **reflector lamp** 

**K degrees**  **Kelvin**

**kt kilotons** 

**LCC life­cycle**  **cost**

**LED Light­Emitting**  **Diode**

**Lms lumens** 

**LMC U.S.**  **Lighting Market**  **Characterization Volume**  **I**

**Lm/W lumens**  **per watt** 

**MBP medium**  **bipin**

**MECS Manufacturer**  **Energy Consumption**  **Survey (MECS)** 

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

**MMt million**  **metric tons** 

**Mt metric**  **tons**

**MW megawatts** 

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

**NCLC National**  **Consumer Law**  **Center**

**NECPA National**  **Energy Conservation**  **Policy Act**  **of 1978** 

**NEEP Northeast**  **Energy Efficiency**  **Partnership**

**NEMA National**  **Electrical Manufacturers**  **Association**

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

**NEMS­BT National**  **Energy Modeling**  **System**

**– Building**  **Technologies**

**NES national**  **energy savings** 

**NIA National**  **Impact Analysis** 

**NIST National**  **Institute of**  **Standards and**  **Technology**

**NOPR notice**  **of proposed**  **rulemaking**

**NO X**  **nitrogen oxides** 

**NPCC Northwest**  **Power and**  **Conservation Council** 

**NPV net**  **present value** 

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

**AA­2 NRDC**  **Natural Resources**  **Defense Council** 

**NVLAP National**  **Voluntary Laboratory**  **Accreditation Program** 

**NYSERDA New**  **York State**  **Energy Research**  **and Development**  **Authority**

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

**OIRA Office**  **of Information**  **and Regulatory**  **Affairs**

**OMB U.S.**  **Office of**  **Management and**  **Budget**

**PAR parabolic**  **aluminized reflector**  **(reflector lamp**  **shape)**

**PBP payback**  **period**

**PF power**  **factor**

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

**quad quadrillion**  **BTU**

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

**R­CFL reflector**  **compact fluorescent**  **lamp**

**R&D research**  **and development** 

**RDC recessed**  **double contact** 

**RECS Residential**  **Energy Consumption**  **Survey**

**RIA regulatory**  **impact analysis** 

**RoHS Restriction**  **on Hazardous**  **Substances directive** 

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

**SCF Survey**  **of Consumer**  **Finances**

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

**SG&A selling,**  **general, and**  **administrative costs** 

**SO standard**  **output**

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

**SP single**  **pin**

**S&P Standard**  **& Poor’s** 

**T5, T8,**  **T10, T12**  **tubular fluorescent**  **lamps, diameters**  **of 0.625,**  **1, 1.25**  **or 1.5**  **inches,**

**respectively**

**THD total**  **harmonic distortion** 

**TSD technical**  **support document** 

**TSL trial**  **standard level** 

**TWh terawatt­hour** 

**UMRA Unfunded**  **Mandates Reform**  **Act**

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

**UV ultraviolet** 

**V volts** 

**VHO very**  **high output** 

**W watts** 

**WACC weighted­average**  **cost of**  **capital**

**AA­3**