energy
705 abbreviations
Abbreviation | Meaning | |
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GIC | Gas Inventory Charge (natural gas) | |
GISB | Gas Industry Standards Board (now NAESB) (US) (natural gas) | |
GLDF | Generator to Load Distribution Factor. See Load balancing (electricity) | |
Gm3 | Billion cubic metres (measurement – gas) | |
GMO | Genetically modified organism | |
GMP | Green Mountain Power (US) (electricity) | |
GNP | gross national product (economics) | |
GNSED | Global Network for Sustainable Energy Development | |
GRI | Gas Research Institute (US) (natural gas) | |
GridCo | Any company running a transmission grid (electricity). Also known as a TransCo (US) (electricity) | |
GSF | Generator to Load Distribution Factor. See Load balancing (electricity) | |
GSR | Gas Supply Realignment (natural gas) | |
Gt | Gigaton (1 billion tons) (measurement) | |
GTCC | Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (electricity) | |
GTI | Gas Technology Institute (US) | |
Gtoe | One billion tons of oil equivalent(EU) (measurement- oil) | |
GVEP | Global Village Energy Partnership (organization) | |
GVW | gross vehicle weight (transportation) | |
GW | Gigawatt (one billion watts) (measurement- elect) | |
GWE | Gigawatt of electric energy (measurement- elect) | |
Gwh | Gigawatt hour (one billion watt hours) (measurement- elect) | |
GWP | global warming potential (climate) | |
HCA | Host Control Area (electricity) | |
HDD | heating degree day | |
HDD | Heating degree days a qualitative index used to reflect the demand for energy to heat a business (conservation) | |
HERS | Home energy rating standard (conservation) | |
HHI | home heating index | |
HHI | Hirschman Herfindahl Index (markets) | |
HID | high intensity discharge (electricity) | |
HID | high-intensity discharge | |
hp | Horsepower (measurement) | |
HRV | heat-recovery ventilator | |
HSPF | heating seasonal performance factor | |
HTGR | high temperature gas cooled reactor (nuclear) | |
HVAC | Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (conservation) | |
HVAC | High voltage alternating current (electricity) | |
HVAR | Highly Valued Aquatic Resource | |
HVI | Home Ventilating Institute | |
I/C | Interruptible /Curtailable (electricity) | |
ICAP | Installed Capacity (electricity) | |
ICAP-SCR | Installed capacity special case resources (electricity) | |
ICE | Internal combustion engine (transportation) | |
ICT | Independent Coordinator of Transmission (US) (electricity) | |
IDC | Interchange Distribution Calculator (electricity) | |
IEA | International Energy Agency (Paris) | |
IECC | International Energy Conservation Code | |
IEM | Internal electricity market (electricity) | |
IEPE | Institute of Energy Policy and Economics (France) | |
IER | Incremental Energy Rate | |
IET | International emission trading (policy) |