AC alternating current
AGC automatic generation control
BA balancing area
Btu British thermal unit
CAISO California ISO
CREZ Competitive Renewable Energy Zones
CSP concentrating solar thermal power plants
DC direct current
EIA U.S. Energy Information Administration
ELCC effective load-carrying capability
EPACT 1992 Energy Policy Act of 1992
ERCOT Electric Reliability Council of Texas
EWITS Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FOA Funding Opportunity Announcement
HVDC high-voltage direct current
Hz Hertz
ISO Independent System Operator
kW kilowatt
kWh kilowatt-hour
LMPs locational marginal prices
LOLE loss-of-load expectation
LOLP loss-of-load probability
MISO Midwest ISO
MW megawatt
MWh megawatt-hour
NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation
NYISO New York ISO
PJM Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland RTO
PV photovoltaic
RE Futures Renewable Electricity Futures Study
ReEDS Regional Energy Deployment Systems
RSG reserve-sharing group
RTO Regional Transmission Organization
WWSIS Western Wind and Solar Integration Study
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