705 abbreviations
Abbreviation Meaning
CERA Cambridge Energy Research Associates
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act "Superfund" (US)
CERCLIS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (US)
CERTS Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions sposored by the United States Department of Energy and California Energy Commission (US)
CfD Contract for difference
CFL compact fluorescent light
CFS cubic feet per second
CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CH4 Methane
CHP Combined heat and power
CIAC Contributions in Aid of Construction
CIP Critical Infrastructure Protection (US)
CIP see also EPCIP European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection
CMVE Competitive Market Value Estimate
CNG Compressed natural gas
CO Carbon monoxide
CO2 Carbon dioxide
COC Cost of capital
COE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
COP coefficient of performance
CP Coincident Peak
CP Certificate Proceeding
CPA California Power Authority
CPI Consumer Price Index
CPP Critical Peak Pricing
CPP-F Critical peak fixed
CPP-F Critical peak variable
CPS Control Performance Standard
CPS Cycles per second (hertz)
CPUC California Public Utilities Commission
CREF Caribbean Renewable Energy Facility
CRI color rendering index
CRP Conservation Reserve Program (US)
CRT Capacity Reservation Tariff
CSD Commission for Sustainable Development (UN)
CSEM Center for the Study of Energy Markets (US)
CSP Country Strategy Paper
CSP Curtailment service provider
CT Combustion turbine (electricity)
CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act
DADRP Day Ahead Demand Response Program
DANIDA Danish International Development Agency
DA-RTP RTP Day ahead real time pricing (regarding Electricity metering)
DC Direct current
DCLM Direct control load management
DCS Disturbance Control Standard
DEFG Distributed Energy Financial Group (US)
DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement (US)
DF Distribution Factor
DG Distributed generation (electricity)