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GEM-SAD: The Green Energy Maine Secret Acronym Decoder

Please email us if you don't see your acronym here and we'll add it to the list. If you are still curious after learning what something stands for, try looking in our G.E.T. (Glossary of Energy Terms), too.

 

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ACEEE
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
ACEC
American Council of Engineering Companies
ACI
Affordable Comfort Institute
ACT
Association for Commuter Transportation
ADCF
Advance design cross flow, a type of turbine
AED
Advanced Electric Drive (vehicles)
AEE
Association of Energy Engineers
AEWC
Advanced Structures and Composites Center (this is not a typo!)
AFDC
Alternative Fuels Data Center of DOE-EERE
AFV
Alternate-Fueled Vehicles
AHA
American Hydrogen Association
AMR
Automated Meter Reader
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ASHRAE
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
AWEA
American Wind Energy Association
B5
Biodiesel 5%, diesel fuel 95%
BA
Building America (Program of the DOE)
BARA
Building America Retrofit Alliance
BESC
Bio Energy Science Center (of DOE)
BHE
Bangor Hydro Electric Co.
BOC
Building Operator Certification
BPI
Building Performance Institute
CA-CP
Clean Air-Cool Planet
CAP
Community Assistance Program
CARB
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings
CBEA
Commercial Building Energy Alliance
CCAT
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology
CEA
Commercial Energy Auditor
CEE
Consortium for Energy Efficiency
CEI
Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
CEM
Certified Energy Manager
CEP
Competitive Energy Provider
CESP
Community Energy Strategic Planning
CFL
Compact fluorescent light bulb
CHAdeMO
CHArge de MOve electric vehicle charging protocol
CHP
Combined heat and power
CMP
Central Maine Power Co.
CO
Carbon monoxide
CO2
Carbon dioxide
Cp
Coefficient of Performance
CPV
Concentrated Photovoltaics
CREB
Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
CREST
Cost of Renewable Energy Spreadsheet Tool
CREZ
Clean Renewable Energy Zones
CRI
Color Rendering Index
CSP
Concentrated Solar Power
CTG
Combustion Turbine Generators
DEP
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
DER
Deep energy retrofit
DHP
Ductless Heat Pump
DOE
US Department of Energy
E2Tech
Environmental and Energy Technology Council of Maine
ECLP
Energy Conservation Loan Program
EECBG
Energy Efficiency Community Block Grants
EERE
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (part of DOE)
EISPC
Eastern Interconnection Status Planning Council
EL
Ethyl levinulate
EROEI
Energy Return on Energy Invested
ESPC
Energy Savings Performance Contracts
EUI
Energy Use Intensity
EV
Electric vehicles
EVSE
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
FAME
Finance Authority of Maine
FBRI
Forest Bioproduct Research Institute (at University of Maine Orono)
FCHEA
Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FIW
Fox Islands Wind power project
GCCMIF
Global Climate Change Mitigation Incentive Fund of the US-Economic Development Administration
GEM
Green Energy Maine website
GET
Green Energy Maine's Glossary of Energy Terms
GHG
Greenhouse Gas
GMRI
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
GPCOG
Greater Portland Council of Governments
GREET
Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions and Energy use in Transportation software tool
GW
Gigawatt
H2
Hydrogen
HEC
Hydrogen Energy Center
HERS
Home Energy Rating System
HESA
Home Energy Savings Advisors
HESP
Home Energy Savings Program
HEV
Hybrid Electric Vehicles
HIF
High Intensity Fluorescent (light)
HTF
Heat Transfer Fluids
HVAC
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
IAQ
Indoor Air Quality
ICF
Insulated Concrete Foundation (Forms)
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
IEQ
Indoor Environment Quality??
IES
Illuminating Engineering Society
ISO-NE
Independent Systems Operator for New England
JEDI
Job and Economic Development Impact
KVCC
Kennebec Valley Community College
KW
Kilowatt
KWH
Kilowatt hour
LA
Ligulinic Acid
LCFS
Low-Carbon Fuel Standard
LCOE
Levelized Cost of Energy
LED
Light-emitting diode
LFG
Landfill Gas
LiDAR
LIght Detecting and Ranging System
LIHEAP
Low-Income Heating Assistance Program (federal)
LLC
Limited Liability Corporation
LMOP
Landfill Methane Outreach Program (of US-EPA)
LURC
Land Use Regulatory Commission
MABEP
Maine Association of Building Efficiency Professionals
MCA
Maine Composites Alliance
MCAT
Midcoast Collaborative for Access to Transportation
MEEP
Maine Energy Education Program
MEMA
Maine Energy Marketers' Association
MEP
Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership
MEPC
Maine Engineering Promotion Council
MESEA
Maine Solar Energy Association
MGEA
Maine Green Energy Alliance (defunct)
MIAQC
Maine Indoor Air Quality Council
MMSA
Maine Mathematics & Science Alliance
MOEIS
Maine Office of Energy Independence & Security
MPPT
Maximum Power Point Tracking algorithm for wind turbine controller
MPRP
Maine Power Reliability Program
MPS
Maine Public Service
MREA
Maine Renewable Energy Association
MRRA
Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority for Brunswick Naval Air Station, OR:
MRRA
Maine Resource Recovery Association
MSTA
Maine Science Teachers Association
MTI
Maine Technology Institute
MUBEC
Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code
MW
Megawatt
MWEA
Maine Wind Energy Association
MWII
Maine Wind Industry Initiative
NABCEP
North American Board Certified Energy Practitioners
NASCSP
National Association for State Community Services Programs
NECEC
New England Clean Energy Council
NEEP
Northeast Energy Program
NEESC
Northeast Electrochemical Energy Storage Cluster
NHA
National Hydrogen Association OR:
National Hydropower Association
NiMH
Nickel metal hydride
NMCC
Northern Maine Community College
NRCM
Natural Resources Council of Maine
NREL
National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, Colorado
OEIS
(Governor's) Office of Energy Independence and Security
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
ORH
Ovonic Renewable Hydrogen
ORNL
Oak Ridge National Lab
ORPC
Ocean Renewable Power Company
PACE
Property Assessed Clean Energy
PCM
Phase Change Materials for building enclosures 
PGH
Pretty Good House
PHEV
Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicle
PEM
Proton Exchange Membrane
PM
Permanent Magnets
PPA
Power Purchase Agreement
PPL
Plug and process loads
PTC
Production Tax Credit
PUC
Public Utilities Commission of Maine
QP
Qualified Partners program of Efficiency Maine
REACh
Residential Energy Assistance Challenge
REAP
Rural Energy for America Program
REC
Renewable energy credits
RESNET
Residential Energy Services Network
RET
Radiant Energy Transfer
RFP
Request for proposals
RGGI
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
RPS
Renewable Portfolio Standard
RSS
Really Simple Syndication (a type of news feed)
SAD
School Administrative District, OR
SAD
Secret Acronym Decoder tool
SBA
Small Business Administration
SCS
Slew Control System
SEIA
Solar Energy Industries Association
SEP
Superior Energy Performance program of DOE
SEPA
Solar Electric Power Association
SITES
Sustainable Sites Initiative
SMCC
Southern Maine Community College
SRG
Switched Reluctance Generator
TAP
Technical Assistance Program (of US-DOE)
TEPCO
Tokyo Electric Power Company
TES
Thermal Energy Storage
TGU
Turbine generator units
THC
Thousand Home Challenge
TIF
Tax increment financing
TIP
Transmission Infrastructure Program (of the US-DOE)
TLC
Training, licensing and certifications
TLP
Tension leg platform, a type of offshore wind turbine platform
ULS
Ultra-low sulphur (a type of diesel fuel)
UMF
University of Maine at Farmington
UMO
University of Maine at Orono
UMPI
University of Maine at Presque Isle
UNE
University of New England
USM
University of Southern Maine
VAWT
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
VEETC
Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit
VFD
Variable Frequency Drive (formerly volunteer fire department)
VMT
Vehicle Miles Traveled
VOC
Volatile Organic Compound
VRRF
Voluntary Renewable Resources Fund (Grants)
VSD
Variable Speed Drive
WAP
Weatherization Assistance Program (of US-DOE)
WFIP
Wind Forecast Improvement Project  (of US-DOE and NOAA)
WPA
Wind Powering America (Program of EERE, of US-DOE)