ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

**AEC Annual**  **Energy Consumption** 

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

**ANOPR Advance**  **Notice of**  **Proposed Rulemaking** 

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

**ASHRAE American**  **Society of**  **Heating, Refrigeration**  **and Air­Conditioning** 

**Engineers**

**BOM bill**  **of materials** 

**BT building**  **technologies**

**BTU British**  **thermal units** 

**BVM beverage**  **vending machine** 

**CBEC Commercial**  **Building Energy**  **Consumption Survey** 

**CEC compressor**  **energy consumption** 

**CFC chlorofluorocarbons** 

**CFR Code**  **of Federal**  **Regulations**

**COGS cost**  **of goods**  **sold**

**CRE commercial**  **refrigeration equipment** 

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

**CMER consumer**  **marginal energy**  **rates**

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

**DAT discharge**  **air temperature** 

**DC direct**  **current**

**DEC daily**  **energy consumption** 

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

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

**ECM electronically**  **commutated motors** 

**EER energy**  **efficiency ratio** 

**EHD electro­hydrodynamic** 

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

**EPA U.S.**  **Environmental Protection**  **Agency**

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

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

**EPCA Energy**  **Policy and**  **Conservation Act**  **of 1975** 

**°F degrees**  **Fahrenheit**

**FTC U.S.**  **Federal Trade**  **Commission**

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

**HCFC hydrocholorofluorcarbon** 

**HFC hydrofluorocarbon** 

**INC incremental**  **cost**

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

**kWh kilowatt**  **hours**

**LCC life­cycle**  **cost**

**LED light**  **emitting diode** 

**Low­E low­emissivity** 

**LSHX liquid­suction**  **heat exchangers** 

**AA­i MPC**  **manufacturing production**  **cost**

**MIA manufacturer**  **impact analysis** 

**MLP manufacturer**  **list price** 

**MPC manufacturer**  **production cost** 

**MSP manufacturer**  **selling price** 

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

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

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

**NIA national**  **impact analysis** 

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

**NOPR Notice**  **of Proposed**  **Rulemaking**

**ODP ozone**  **depletion potential** 

**PBP payback**  **period**

**PPI producer**  **price indices** 

**PSI pounds**  **per square**  **inch**

**PSC permanent**  **split capacitor** 

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

**RTTC Refrigeration**  **and Thermal**  **Test Center** 

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

**SBA U.S.**  **Small Business**  **Administration**

**SCT saturated**  **condenser temperature** 

**SEC U.S.**  **Securities Exchange**  **Commission**

**SET saturated**  **evaporator temperature** 

**SPM shaded­pole**  **motors**

**TSD Technical**  **Support Document** 

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

**USC United**  **States Code** 

**W watt** 

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

**AA­ii**