A

Ampere

AC

Alternating current

AEP

American Electric Power Co.

ALJ

Administrative law judge

AMP-Ohio

American Municipal Power-Ohio

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

AP

Allegheny Power

APPA

American Public Power Association

ARR

Auction revenue right

BACT

Best available control technology

BTU

British thermal unit

CAA

Clean Air Act

CAAA

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990

Ccf

Hundred cubic feet

CEI

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.

Cf

Cubic foot

CG&E

Cincinnati Gas & Electric

CH4

Methane gas

CO2

Carbon dioxide

Co-op

Cooperative, Rural Electric

CPP

Cleveland Public Power

CSP

Columbus Southern Power

DC

Direct current

DG

Distributed generation

DOE

Department of Energy

DP&L

Dayton Power & Light

DSM

Demand-side management

ECAR

East Central Area Reliability Council

EEI

Edison Electric Institute

EIS

Environmental impact statement

EMF

Electric and magnet fields

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EPACT

Energy Policy Act of 1992

EPRI

Electric Power Research Institute

EWG

Exempt wholesale generators

FERC

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FIP

Federal implementation plan

FPA

Federal Power Act

FTC

Federal Trade Commission

FTR

Financial transmission right

GAPP

General Agreement on Parallel Paths

GW

Gigawatt

GWh

Gigawatt hour

Hg

Mercury

H2S

Hydrogen sulfide

ICE

Intercontinental Exchange

ISO

Independent system operator

IOU

Investor-owned utility

IPP

Independent power producer

IRP

Integrated resource planning

JV

Joint venture

kV

Kilovolt

kVA

Kilovolt ampere

kW

Kilowatt

kWh

Kilowatt hour

LMP

Locational Marginal Pricing

LPPC

Large Public Power Council

L-T

Limited-term power

Mcf

Thousand cubic feet

MESA

Municipal Energy Services Agency

Mills

Mills/KWh or $0.001/KWh

MISO

Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator

MV

Megavolt

MVA

Megavolt ampere

MW

Megawatt

MWh

Megawatt hour

NARUC

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NERC

North American Electric Reliability Council

Non-D

Hourly non-displacement power

NOx

Nitrogen oxide

NOPR

Notice of proposed rulemaking

NRC

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NRECA

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

NUG

Non-utility generators

NYPA

New York Power Authority

OASIS

Open access same time information system

OATT

Open Access transmission tariff

OCC

Ohio Consumers Counsel

ODOD

Ohio Department of Development

OEE

Ohio Department of Development Office of Energy Efficiency

OE

Ohio Edison

O&M

Operation and maintenance

OMEA

Ohio Municipal Electric Association

OMEGA JV

Ohio Municipal Electric Generation Agency Joint Venture

OP

Ohio Power

OPPEI

Ohio Public Power Educational Institute

OPSB

Ohio Power Siting Board

OREC

Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PCB

Polychlorinated biphenyls

PJM

PJM Interconnect LLC

PPM/PPB

Parts per million/billion

PUCO

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

PUHCA

Public Utility Holding Company Act

PURPA

Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act

REA

Rural Electrification Administration

REC

Rural electric cooperative

RFP

Request for proposal

RTO

Regional transmission organization

RTU

Remote terminal unit

SCADA

Supervisory control and data acquisition system

SCR

Selective catalytic reduction

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

SECA

Seams Elimination Cost Adjustment

SIP

State implementation plan

SO2

Sulfur dioxide

S-T

Short-term power

TAPS

Transmission Access Policy Study Group

TE

Toledo Edison

V

Volt

VAR

Voltage-ampere-reactive

W

Watt