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  GLOSSARY of frequently used

ACRONYMS, PROGRAMS, ORGANIZATIONS and TERMS

 

AB32             Assembly Bill 32, California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
AB811           Legislative bill from which Energy Upgrade California program was designed
ABAG            Association for Bay Area Governments
AG                Attorney General
AIA               American Institute of Architects
ARB              California Air Resources Board (also referred to as CARB)
ARRA            American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
BACT             Best Available Control Technology
BBP                Better Buildings Program
BIG               Build It Green - Non-profit organization, established GreenPoint Rated system
BOMA            Building Owners and Managers Association
C&I               Commercial and Industrial
CAFÉ              Corporate Average Fuel Economy
CALBO           California Building Officials
CalEPA          California Environmental Protection Agency
CALGreen       California's first-in-the-nation Green Building Standards Code
California ISO (not CAISO or Cal-ISO) California Independent System Operator
CALMAC         California Measurement Advisory Committee
CALTRANS     California Department of Transportation
CAP              Climate Action Plan
CAPCOA        California Air Pollution Control Officers Association
CARB            see ARB
CARE            Community Action for a Renewed Environment Program
CBSC             California Building Standards Commission
CCAA            California Clean Air Act
CCAN            California Climate Action Network
CCAR             California Climate Action Registry
CCI               Clinton Climate Initiative
CCP              ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection campaign
CCR              California Code of Regulations
CEC              California Energy Commission
CECO            Commercial Energy Conservation Ordinance
CEESP          California Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan
CEQA            California Environmental Quality Act
CFCs            Chlorofluorocarbons
CFL              Compact fluorescent light
CFR             Code of Federal Regulations
CGBSC         California Green Building Standards Code
CIP             Capital Improvement Program
Clean Cities  U.S. DOE initiative to advance environmental and energy security by supporting local decisions to adopt practices that contribute to the reduction of petroleum consumption
Climate Action Reserve    A national offsets program working to ensure integrity, transparency
and financial value in the U.S. carbon market
CNEL           Community Noise Equivalent Level
CO              Carbon monoxide
CO2            Carbon dioxide
Cool California   A state partnership that provides Californians with tools to reduce emissions and save money; founding partners include State Government Agencies, Universities, and Next 10, a nonprofit organization.
Cool Cities    Sierra Club program; is collaboration between community members, organizations, businesses, and local leaders to implement clean energy solutions
CPI            Charge Port Infrastructure (for electric vehicle charging)
CPUC         California Public Utilities Commission
DEIR          Draft Environmental Impact Report
DEIS          Draft Environmental Impact Statement
DOE           U.S. Department of Energy
DOJ           U.S. Department of Justice
DSM          Demand Side Management
E85           Fuel blend of 85% ethanol, 15% gasoline
EE             Energy efficiency
EECBG       Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
EEMIS       Enterprise Energy Management Information System
EERE         Energy efficiency and renewable energy
EIR           Environmental Impact Report
EIS           Environmental Impact Statement
EMIS        Energy management information system
ENERGY STAR   U.S. government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency
ENERGY UPGRADE CALIFORNIA, IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY   Program to help homeowners make cost-effective energy efficiency improvements to existing homes
EPA          Environmental Protection Agency
EPC          Environmental Performance Certificate
ESCO        Energy services company
EUI          Energy use index
EV            Electric Vehicle
FERC        Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
GHG         Greenhouse gas
GIS          Geographic Information System
Green Cities California  Online source of best practices in sustainable public policy, by coalition of ten local governments that have implemented groundbreaking environmental policies
GreenPoint Rated   Residential rating system by non-profit Build It Green
GRI          Global Reporting Initiative, a widely used sustainability reporting framework
HERS        Home energy rating system
HVAC        Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
ICLEI        Local Governments for Sustainability
ILG           Institute for Local Governments
IOU          Investor owned utility
ISO          Independent System Operator
JPA          Joint Powers Authority
kW           Kilowatt
kWh         Kilowatt hour
LACEP      Los Angeles County Energy Program (now referred to as Energy Upgrade California in Los Angeles County)
LACSD      Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
LADWP     Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
LED          Light-emitting diode
LEED AP   Accredited Professional certification from the USGBC LEED program
LEED        Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, internationally recognized green building certification system developed by USGBC
LGOP        Local Government Operations Protocol
LNG          Liquidifed Natural Gas
LUV          Local Use Vehicle
Mayors Agreement   U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
MET          Metropolitan Water District
METRO     Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
MOU         Memorandum of Understanding
MSEV        Medium speed electric vehicles
MTCO2e    Metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent
MW          Megawatt
NAAQS     National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NAICS      North American Industry Classification System
NEPA        National Environmental Quality Act
NEV          Neighborhood Electric Vehicle
Next 10    Independent, non-partisan organization founded to generate tools and insights to address critical issues and challenges in California
NIMBY      Not In My Backyard
NO            Nitrogen oxide
NO2          Nitrogen dioxide
NOAA       National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOP         Notice of Preparation (of EIR)
NOPR       Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NOV         Notice of Violation
NOx          Nitrogen oxides
NPV         Net present value
NRDC       Natural Resources Defense Council
NTP         Notice to proceed
O&M        Operation and maintenance
O3           Ozone
OBF         On bill financing
OPEC        Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
PG&E        Pacific Gas and Electric Company
PGC          Public goods charge
PM10        Particulate matter 10 microns and smaller in diameter
PM2.5       Particulate matter 2.5 microns and smaller in diameter
PV            Photovoltaic
RCx          Retrocommissioning
RFP         Request for Proposals
RFQ         Request for Qualifications
ROC         Reactive organic compounds
ROG         Reactive organic gas
ROI          Return on Investment
ROW        Right of way
RWQCB     Regional Water Quality Control Board
SB375      California Legislation entitled “Redesigning Communities to Reduce Greenhouse Gases”
SBCCOG    South Bay Cities Council of Governments, a joint powers authority of 16 cities and the County of Los Angeles
SBESC   South Bay Environmental Services Center, a program of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments
SBSS         Sustainable South Bay Strategy
SBWIB      South Bay Workforce Investment Board
SCAG         Southern California Association of Governments
SCAQMD    South Coast Air Quality Management District
SCE           Southern California Edison
SCG           Southern California Gas Company
SCS           Sustainable Communities Strategy
SEP          California State Energy Plan
SIC           Standard industrial classification
SIP           State Implementation Plan
SOx          Sulfur oxides
Strategic Plan     California Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan
SWRCB     State Water Resources Control Board
T&E           Training and education
TCM           Transportation control measure
TCR           The Climate Registry
Therm        Unit of heat energy
Title 24      The California Building Code governing energy efficiency in buildings
USGBC      U.S. Green Building Council, which established the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification system
VFD          Variable frequency device
VMT          Vehicle miles traveled
VOC          Volatile organic compounds
WBMWD    West Basin Municipal Water District
WRD         Water Replenishment District
ZED          Zero Energy District
ZEH          Zero Energy Home
ZNE          Zero Net Energy