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A
Amp	Ampere
A&G	Administrative and General Expenses
AAQS	Ambient Air Quality Standards
ABF	Aquatic Base Flow
AC	Alternating Current
ACA	Annual Charge Adjustment
ACHP	Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
ACRS	Accelerated Cost Recovery System
ADIT	Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes
API	American Petroleum Institute
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B
bbl	Barrel of oil
bbl/d	Barrels per Calendar Day
Bcf	Billion Cubic Feet
Bcfe	Billion Cubic Feet of gas Equivalent
boe	Barrels of Oil Equivalent (bbls of oil equivalent)
BS&W	Bottom Sediments of Water
Btu	British thermal unit
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C
C or cent.	Centigrade
CAA	Clean Air Act
CAODC	Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
CAPP	Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
CBM	Coalbed Methane
CEPA	Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CERI	Canadian Energy Research Institute
cu. ft	Cubic Feet
Cf	Compare
cu. ft/s	Cubic Feet per Second
CNG	Compressed Natural Gas
CO	Carbon Monoxide
CO2	Carbon Dioxide
CPI	Consumer Price Index
cps	Cycles Per Second
CWA	Clean Water Act
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D
dBA	Decibles on the A-weighted scale
dc	Direct Current
DO	Dissolved Oxygen
DOE	Department Of Energy
DOT	Department Of Transportation
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E
EA	Environmental Assessment
EHV	Extra High Voltage
EIS	Environmental Impact Statement
EMF	Electro Magnetic Fields
EPA	Environmental Protection Act
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F
FERC	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FOIP	Freedom Of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
FONSI	Findings Of No Significant Impact
FR	Full Requirements
FTC	Federal Trade Commission
FWS	[U.S.] Fish and Wildlife Service
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G
GAPP	Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GT&C	General Terms and Conditions
GW	Gigawatt
GWh	Gigawatt-Hour
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H
HCA	Host Control Area
HEP	Habitat Evaluation Procedure
HHI	Hirschman Herfindahl Index
HQI	Habitat Quality Index
hp	Horsepower
HVI	High Viscosity Index
Hz	Hertz (cycles per second)
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I
ICAP	Installed Capacity
IEA	International Energy Agency
IER	Incremental Energy Rate
IHR	Incremental Heat Rate
IJC	International Joint Commission
IPE	International Petroleum Exchange
IPO	Initial Public Offering
ISO	International Standards Organization
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J
J.A.S.	Joint Association Survey
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K
kg	Kilograms
kHz	Thousand Hertz (cycles per second)
km	Kilometre
kV	Kilovolt
KVA	Kilovolt-Ampere
KW	Kilowatt
KWh	Kilowatt-Hour
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L
LNG	Liquefied Natural Gas
LODF	Line Outage Distribution Factor
LOLE	Loss Of Load Expectation
LPG	Liquified Petroleum Gas
lsfo	Loss-Sulfur Fuel Oil
LVI	Low Viscosity Index
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M
M	Metre
mboe	Thousand Barrels of Oil Equivalent
Mboe/d	Thousand Barrels of Oil Equivalent per Day
Mbbl	Thousand Barrels
Mbbl/d	Thousand Barrels per Day
MMbbl	Million barrels
Mcf	Thousand Cubic Feet (of gas)
MMcf	Million Cubic Feet
MMcf/d	Million Cubic Feet per Day
MMboe	Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent
MMBtu	Million British Thermal Units
MVA	Megavolt-Amperes
MW	Megawatts
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N
NAFTA	North American Free Trade Agreement
NASDAQS	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System
NEB	National Energy Board
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NEPA	National Environmental Policy Act
NGL	Natural Gas Liquids
NITC	Normal Incremental Transfer Capability
NOI	Notice Of Intent or Notice Of Inquiry
NPV	Net Present Value
NYMEX	New York Mercantile Exchange
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O
OPEC	Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration [U.S. Department of Labor]
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P
ppm	Parts Per Million
PSAC	Petroleum Services Association of Canada
psi	Pounds per Square Inch
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Q
QF	Qualifying Facility
QUAD	Quadrillion Btus
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R
RCCD	Reverse Circulation Centre Discharge
RFQ	Request For Proposal
ROA	Return of Assets
R&D	Research and Development
ROE	Return of Equity
ROFR	Right Of First Refusal
ROI	Return On Investment
ROW	Right-Of-Way
rpm	Revolutions Per Minute
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S
SCADA	Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
Scf	Standard Cubic Foot of natural gas
SCO	Standard Cost Obligation
SEC	[U.S.] Securities and Exchange Commission
SFEIS	Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement
SFV	Straight Fixed Variable
SIC	Standard Industrial Classification
SNG	Synthetic Natural Gas
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T
Tcf	Trillion Cubic Feet
TCR	Transition Cost Recovery (mechanism)
TDU	Transmission Dependent Utility
TOU	Time-Of-Use
TTC	Total Transfer Capability
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U
U.S.C.	United States Code
USDA	U.S. Department of Agriculture
USGS	U.S. Geological Survey
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V
VA	Volt-Ampere
VAR	Volt-Ampere Reactive Unit
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W
WACOG	Weighted Average Cost Of Gas
WPI	Wholesale Price Index
WQC	Water Quality Certificate
WTI	West Texas Intermediate
WTP	Willingness to Pay
WY	Water Year
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