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A-C | D-E | F-I | L-N| O-Q | R | S-Z | Acronyms
ACE - Area Control Error
AGC - Automatic Generator Control
ARD - Asset Related Demand
ARR - Auction Revenue Right
ASM - Ancillary Services Market
AREVA - Software vendor (formerly known as ESCA)
CA - Control Area
CAMS - Customer and Asset Management System
CARL - Control Area Reliability
CC - Combined Cycle (generator)
CCF - Carrying Charge Factor
CONE - Cost of New Entry
CONTG - Contingency
COP - Current Operating Plan
CP - Clearing Price
CPS - Control Performance Standard
CT - Combustion Turbine (generator) or State of Connecticut Load Zone, minus SWCT Load Zone (or Rest of Connecticut)
CTR - Capacity Transfer Rights
CZ - Capacity Zone
DA - Day-Ahead (prior to the operating day)
DAALO - Day-Ahead Adjusted Load Obligation
DAANI - Day-Ahead Adjusted Net Interchange
DALO - Day-Ahead Load Obligation
DAGO - Day-Ahead Generation Obligation
DALRP - Day-Ahead Load Response Program
DAM - Day-Ahead Energy Market
DCF - Discounted Cash Flow
DDP - Desired Dispatch Point
dLRR - Daily Local Reserve Requirement
DOE - Department of Energy
DoublC - Program used by ISO Operations Department to monitor system security
ECIR - Export Constrained ICAP Regions
ED - Economic Dispatch
EES - Enhanced Energy Scheduler
EFORd - Demand Estimated Forced Outage Rate
eMkt - Software application used to submit Offers and Bids into the ISO Market
EMS - Energy Management System
ERS - External Reserve Support
ET - External Transactions
FAQ - Frequently Asked Question
FAP - Financial Assurance Policy
FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FCA - Forward Capacity Auction
FCM - Forward Capacity Market
FCMS - Financial Credit Management System
FPA - Federal Power Act
FTR - Financial Transmission Right
FRM - Forward Reserve Market
GADS - Generating Availability Data System
GRT - Generation Requirements for Transmission Constraints
HQICC - Hydro Quebec Interconnection Capability Credits
IBCS - Internet Based Communication System
IBL - Internal Bilateral for Load
IBM - Internal Bilateral for Market
IBT - Internal Bilateral Transaction
ICAP - Installed Capacity
ICRs or ICIRs - Import Constrained Regions/Import Constrained ICAP Regions/Installed Capacity Requirements
ICU - Internal Combustion Unit (generator)
IRH - Interconnection Rights Holders
ISO - Independent System Operator a.k.a. ISO New England Inc.
IT - Information Technology
LICAP - Locational Installed Capability
LMP - Locational Marginal Pricing
LRR - Local Reserve Requirement
LSC - Local Second Contingency
LSE - Load Serving Entity
MDB - Market Data Base
MIS - Market Information Server
MR1 - Market Rule 1 (Section III of the Transmission, Markets & services Tariff)
MRR - Manual Response Rate
MSS - Market Support Services
MW - Megawatt
NEMA/Boston - Northeastern Massachusetts/Boston reserve /load zone
NCP - Net Capacity Position
NCPC - Net Commitment Period Compensation
NEPOOL - New England Power Pool
NERC - North American Electric Reliability Council
NPCC - Northeast Power Coordinating Council
OASIS - Open Access Same-Time Information System
OATT - Open Access Transmission Tariff
ODR - Other Demand Resource
OR - Operating Reserve
PACE - Processed Area Control Error
PER - Peak Energy Rent
PTO - Participating Transmission Owners
PTOAC - Participating Transmission Owners Administrative Committee
QUA - Qualified Upgrade Awards
RAA - Reserve Adequacy Analysis
RBF - Regulation Bias Factor
RCP - Regulation Clearing Price
RCPF - Reserve Constraint Penalty Factor
REGO - Regulation Scheduling Software
RMCP - Reserve Market Clearing Price
RMR - Reliability Must Run
RNA - Restated NEPOOL Agreement
RNS - Regional Network Service
ROE - Return On Equity
RoS - Rest of System
RQM - Revenue Quality Meter
RSP - Regional System Plan
RT - Real-Time
RTANI - Real-Time Adjusted Net Interchange
RTANID - Real-Time Adjusted Net Interchange Deviation
RTALO - Real-Time Adjusted Load Obligation
RTGO - Real-Time Generation Obligation
RTLO - Real-Time Load Obligation
RTM - Real-Time Energy Market
RTO - Regional Transmission Organization
SCADA - System Control and Data Acquisition
SCC - Seasonal Claimed Capability
SCR - Special Constrained Resources
SLI - Summary Line Item
SMD - Standard Market Design
SMS - Settlement Market System
STR - Suspension Test Result
SWCT - Southwest Area of the Connecticut Load Zone
TMNSR - Ten-Minute Non-Spinning Reserve
TMOR - Thirty-Minute Operating Reserve
TMSR - Ten-Minute Spinning Reserve
TO - Transmission Owner
TRAGO - Transmission Related Abnormal Generation
TTC - Total Transfer Capacity
UCAP - Unforced Capacity
UDG - Unit Desired Generation
UI - User Interface
VAR - Voltage Amperes Reactive
