An acronym is a kind of abbreviation. It is a word formed by taking letters from a phrase that is too long to use comfortably. eg: Laser is an acronym of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of [..]

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CR: Competitive Retailer

FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission  FTP: File Transfer Protocol

IDR: Interval Data Recorder  IOU: Investor Owned Utilities  IPP: Independent Power Producers

LSE: Load Serving Entity

MAAC: Mid-Atlantic Interconnected Network  MAPP: Mid-Continent Area Power Pool  MCP: Market Clearing Price  MCPE: Market Clearing Price for Energy  MOU: Municipally Owned Utility

NERC: North American Electric Reliability Council  NPCC: Northeast Power Coordinating Committee

PGC: Power Generation Company  PM: Power Marketer

QSE: Qualified Scheduling Entity

REC: Renewable Energy Credit  REP: Retail Electric Provider  RT: Real Time

SCADA: Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition

T&D Losses: Transmission Losses & Distribution Losses  TDSP: Transmission and/or Distribution Service Provider  TLF: Transmission Loss Factor  TSP: Transmission Service Provider

UFE: Unaccounted For Energy

These are abbreviations of commonly used phrases that are seen in the Tavern and Courtyard. A few examples are GTD: Getting Things Done, RNG: Random Number Generator.

(in this document) Glossary

The ARB uses many acronyms and we hope this list of acronyms lists

A word formed from the first letters of a name, for example: NQF for National Qualifications Framework.

APM, or Actions Per Minute, is a real-time strategy term), while others are just generally applicable to gaming.

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