LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 

a: annum (year) 

A: present value of future core losses ($/watt) (see also B) 

AEO: Annual Energy Outlook, DOE/EIA publication 

AL: aluminum 

ANOPR: advance notice of proposed rulemaking 

ANSI: American National Standards Institute 

B: present value of future coil losses ($/watt) 

BBRS: Board for Building Regulations and Standards 

BC: bill calculator 

B/C: benefit/cost (ratio) 

BEA: U.S. Bureau of Economic Affairs 

BIL: basic impulse insulation level 

BLM: Bureau of Land Management 

BT: Building Technologies (DOE/EERE) 

CAPM: Capital Asset Pricing Model 

CBECS: Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey 

CEA: Canadian Electricity Association 

CFR: Code of Federal Regulations 

C&I: commercial and industrial 

CO2: carbon dioxide 

CSA: Canadian Standards Association 

CSL: candidate standard level 

CU: copper 

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DL: design line (followed by a number indicating which design line) 

DOE: U.S. Department of Energy 

DOJ: U.S. Department of Justice 

EA: environmental assessment 

EERE: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE) 

EIA: Energy Information Administration (DOE) 

EJ: exajoule 

EO: Executive Order 

ELCAP: End-Use Load and Consumer Assessment Program 

EMM: Electricity Market Model 

EPA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

EPACT 2005: Energy Policy Act of 2005 

EPCA: Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

ERP: equity risk premium 

FEMA: U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency 

FEMP: U.S. Federal Energy Management Program 

FERC: U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

FR: Federal Register 

g: gram 

GDP: gross domestic product 

GRIM: Government Regulatory Impact Model 

GW: gigawatt 

H-O DR: laser-scribed M3 core steel 

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HTS: high-temperature superconducting 

HV: high-voltage 

HVAC: heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning 

Hz: hertz 

I

2

R: resistance 

ID: load identification 

IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. 

IMBUILD: Impact of Building Energy Efficiency Programs 

IMPLAN: Impact Analysis for Planning 

INPV: industry net present value 

IOU: investor-owned utility 

IRFA: initial regulatory flexibility analysis 

J: joule 

kV: kilovolt 

kVA: kilovolt-ampere (transformer size rating) 

kWh: kilowatt-hour 

LBNL: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 

LCC: life-cycle cost 

LF: load factor 

LL: load losses 

LV: low-voltage 

M*: M2, M3, M4, M6 – thickness of core steel 

MIA: manufacturer impact analysis 

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Mt:

MV: 

MVA: 

MW:

NAICS:

NCI: 

NEEP:

NEMA:

NEMS:

NEMS-BT:

million tonnes 

megavolt; also medium-voltage 

megavolt-amperes 

megawatt 

North American Industry Classification System 

Navigant Consulting, Inc. (formerly Arthur D. Little, Inc.) 

Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership 

National Electrical Manufacturers Association 

National Energy Modeling System 

a variant of NEMS used by DOE/EERE/BT; extends simulation to year 

2025 

NEMS-BT2: a version of NEMS-BT that extends simulation to year 2050 

NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

NES: national energy savings 

NL: no-load losses 

NOM: Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (official Mexican standards) 

NOPR: notice of proposed rulemaking 

NOx: nitrogen oxides 

NPV: net present value 

NRCan: Natural Resources Canada 

NYSERDA: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority 

OEE: Office of Energy Efficiency 

OEM: original equipment manufacturer 

OIRA: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

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OMB: 

OPS: 

ORNL: 

PBP: 

PC: 

PPI: 

PRF: 

quad: 

RIA: 

RMS: 

RTP: 

SA1: 

SEC: 

SIC: 

SO2: 

SMUD: 

TDM: 

TP 1: 

TL: 

TMY: 

TOC: 

TOU: 

TSD: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Optimized Program Service, Inc. 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory 

payback period 

product class 

producer price index 

peak responsibility factor 

quadrillion Btu 

regulatory impact analysis 

root mean square 

real-time pricing 

Metglas amorphous core material 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

Standard Industrial Classification 

sulfur dioxide 

Sacramento Municipal Utility District 

tariff data model 

NEMA’s Guide for Determining Energy Efficiency for Distribution 

Transformers 

total losses 

typical meteorological year 

total owning cost 

time of use 

technical support document 

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TWh: terawatt-hour 

UL: Underwriters Laboratories 

URL: uniform resource locator 

U.S.C.: United States Code 

V: volt 

W: watt 

Y: w ye-type transformer terminal connection 

ZDMH: mechanically scribed, deep-domain refined core steel 

Φ: phase 

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