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 

CO2 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 

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F32T8 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 recessed 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 

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NEMA 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 

NOX nitrogen oxides 

NPCC Northwest Power and Conservation Council 

NPV net present value 

NRCan Natural Resources Canada 

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 

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 Hazardous 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 

SO2 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 

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TSL 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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