APPENDIX AA. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ACEEE American Council for an Energy Efficiency Economy

AEO Annual Energy Outlook ANOPR advanced notice of proposed rulemaking

ANSI American National Standards Institute ASAP Appliance Standards Awareness Project

ASE Alliance to Save Energy BE ballast efficiency

BEF ballast efficacy factor

BF ballast factor

BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics

BOM bill of material

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 DALI digitally addressable lighting interface DIY do-it-yourself

DOE U.S. Department of Energy

DOJ U.S. Department of Justice EERE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EIA Energy Information Administration EISA 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 EL efficiency level EMI electromagnetic interference

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

ERP expected risk premium F degrees Fahrenheit F28T5 Nominally 28W T5 4-foot miniature bipin lamp F54T5HO Nominally 54W T5 4-foot miniature bipin high output lamp

AA-1F32T8 Nominally 32W T8 4-foot medium bipin lamp F34T12 Nominally 34W T12 4-foot medium bipin lamp F40T12 Nominally 40W T12 4-foot medium bipin lamp F96T12 Nominally 75W T12 8-foot single pin slimline lamp F96T12/ES Nominally 60W T12 8-foot single pin slimline lamp F96T12HO Nominally 110W T12 8-foot recessed double contact high output lamp F96T12HO/ES Nominally 95W T12 8-foot r ecessed double contact high output lamp FEMP Federal Energy Management Program FR Federal Register

FTC Federal Trade Commission

GE General Electric Lighting and Industrial GHG greenhouse gas GRIM Government Regulatory Impact Model

GW gigawatt Hg mercury HID high-intensity discharge

HO high output HVAC Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IESNA Illuminating Engineering Society of North America ImSET Impact of Sector Energy Technologies INPV industry net present value

I-O input-output

IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IR Infrared IRFA initial regulatory flexibility analysis

IS instant start K degrees Kelvin

kt kilotons LCC life-cycle cost LED Light-Emitting 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 MiniBP miniature bipin

MMt million metric tons

MPC manufacturer production cost

MSP manufacturer selling price

Mt metric tons

MW megawatts NAECA 1988 National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments of 1988 NAICS North American Industry Classification System

NCLC National Consumer Law Center NECPA National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 NEEP Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership

AA-2NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMS National Energy Modeling System NEMS-BT National Energy Modeling System – Building Technologies

NES national energy savings NIA National Impact Analysis

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NOPM notice of public meeting NOPR notice of proposed rulemaking

NO X nitrogen oxides

NPCC Northwest Power and Conservation Council

NPV net present value

NRCan Natural Re sources Canada

NRDC Natural Resources Defense Council NVLAP National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program NYSERDA New York State Energy Res earch 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 refl ector (reflector lamp shape) PBP payback period PF power factor

PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric PM particulate matter

PPI producer price index PS programmed start quad quadrillion BTU

R reflector (reflector lamp shape) R-CFL 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 Hazar dous Substances directive RS rapid start

RSE relative system efficiency

SBA Small Business Administration

SCC social cost of carbon

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

AA-3TSL trial standard level

TWh terawatt-hour

UMRA Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

U.S.C. United States Code

UV ultraviolet

V volts

VHO very high output

W watts WACC weighted-average cost of capital

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