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Symbol for Reactive Power (MVAR)

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V

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Volt

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Z

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Symbol for Impedance

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I

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Current (Amps)

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MW

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Mega Watt

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MVA

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Mega Volt Ampere

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Mvar

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Mega volt ampere reactive

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P

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Symbol for Active Power (MW)

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BES

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Bulk Electric System

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DCS

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Disturbance Control Standard

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BA

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Balancing Authority

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CPS

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Control Performance Standard

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AGC

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Automatic Generation Control

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MSSC

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Most Severe Single Contingency

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SOL

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System Operating Limit

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IROL

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Interconnection Reliability Operation Limit

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NIa

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Actual Net Interchange

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NIs

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Scheduled Net Interchange

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BAAL

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Balancing Authority ACE Limits

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Fa

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Frequency Actual

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Fs

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Frequency Scheduled

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RSG

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Reserve Sharing Group

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RC

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Reliability Coordinator

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ABA

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Adjacent Balancing Authority

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ACE
Area Control Error
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AFC
Available Flowgate Capability
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AIE
Area Interchange Error
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ATC
Available Transfer Capability
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AVR
Automatic Voltage Regulator
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BA
Balancing Authority
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BSU
Black Start Unit
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BUCC
Back Up Control Center
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CB
Circuit Breaker
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CBM
Capacity Benefit Margin
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CF
Compliance Factor
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CNI
Constant Net Interchange
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CT
Combustion Turbine or Current Transformer
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CVT
Capacitive Voltage Transformer
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DME
Disturbance Monitoring Equipment
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DSM
Demand Side Management
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EDE
Energy Deficient Entity
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EEA
Energy Emergency Alert
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EMS
Energy Management System
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ERO
Electric Reliability Organization
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ETC
Existing Transmission Commitments
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FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Comission
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FIDVR
Fault-Induced Delayed Voltage Recovery
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FRC
Frequency Response Characteristic
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FRM
Frequency Response Measure
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FRO
Frequency Response Obligation
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FRSG
Frequency Response Sharing Group
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FRSG
Frequency Response Sharing Group
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FTL
Frequency Trigger Limit
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GMD
Geo Magnetic Disturbance
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GO
Generation Owner
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GOP
Generation Operator
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GSF
Generator Shift Factor
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ICCP
Inter-control Center Communication Protocol
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IROL
Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit
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ISN
Interregional Security Network
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LOF
Loss Of Field
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LSE
Load Serving Entity
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LTLD
Long Term / Large Disturbance Voltage Instability
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LTSD
Long Term / Small Disturbance Voltage Instability
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NERC
North American Electric Reliability Corporation
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OASIS
Open Access Same time Information Service
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OLTC
Off Load Tap Changer
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OOS
Out Of Step
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p.u.
per unit (Nominal voltage on system expressed as a decimal percentage)
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PC
Planning Coordinator
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PF
Power Factor
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PFC
Primary Frequency Control
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PSE
Purchasing Selling Entity
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PST
Phase Shifting Transformer
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PT
Potential Transformer
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RACE
Reporting ACE (Average ACE over 1 minute period)
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RAS
Reliability Assessment Subcommittee
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RCIS
Reliability Coordinator Information System
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RFI
Request For Interchange
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ROW
Right Of Way
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RRO
Regional Reliability Organization
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RTA
Real Time Assessment
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RTU
Remote Terminal Unit
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SCADA
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
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SIL
Surge Impedance Loading
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SO
System Operator
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STLD
Short Term / Large Disturbance Voltage Instability
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SVC
Static Var Compensator
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TO
Transmission Owner
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TOP
Transmission Operator
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TOV
Transient Over Voltage
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TRM
Transmission Reliability Margin
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TSP
Transmission Service Provider
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TTC
Total Transfer Capability
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UF
Under Frequency
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UFLS
Under Frequency Load Shedding
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ULTC
Under Load Tap Changing
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UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
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URAL
Under-excited Reactive Ampere Limit
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UTC
Universal Coordinate Time
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UVLS
Under Voltage Load Shedding
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V-Q
Voltage versus Q (for reactive power studies)
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VAR
Volt Ampere Reactive
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VT
Voltage Transformer
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β (Beta)
Symbol for Frequency Response Characteristic
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TTC
Total Transfer Capability
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TRM
Transmission Reliability Margin
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TLR
Transmission Loading Relief
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IDC
Interchange Distribution Calculator
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PTDF
Power Transfer Distribution Factor
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SCED
Security Constrained Economic Dispatch
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LTE
Long Term Emergency
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STE
Short Term Emergency
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SE
State Estimator
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TERM
Transmission Equipment Ratings Monitor
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