AC | Alternating Current |
AL&P | Arkansas Light & Power Company |
AP&L | Arkansas Power & Light Company |
CAAA | Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 |
CLECO | Central Louisiana Electric Company, Inc. |
CSW | Central & South West Corporation |
DC | Direct Current |
DNR | Louisiana Department of Natural Resources |
DSM | Demand-Side Management |
DOE/EIA | U.S. Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration |
EPACT | Energy Policy Act of 1992 |
EP&L | Electric Power and Light Corporation |
EWG | Exempt Wholesale Generator |
FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
FPC | Federal Power Commission |
GW | Gigawatt (One million kilowatts) |
GWH | Gigawatthour (One million KWH) |
GSU | Gulf States Utilities Company |
IPP | Independent Power Producer |
KW | Kilowatt (1,000 watts) |
KWH | Kilowatthour (1,000 watthours) |
LEPA | Louisiana Energy and Power Authority |
LPPA | Louisiana Public Power Authority |
LP&L | Louisiana Power & Light Company |
LPSC | Louisiana Public Service Commission |
MP&L | Mssissippi Power& Light Company |
MSU | Middle South Utilities, Inc. |
MW | Megawatt (1,000 KW) |
MWH | Megawatthour (1,000 KWH) |
NERC | North American Electric Reliability Council |
NERC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
NOPSI | New Orleans Public Service Inc. |
NUG | Non-Utility Generator |
PUHCA | Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 |
PURPA | Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 |
QF | Qualifying Facility as defined by PURPA |
REA | Rural Electrification Administration |
RTG | Regional Transmission Group |
SPA | Southwestern Power Administration |
SPP | Southwest Power Pool |
SRAL | Sabine River Authority of Louisiana |
SRAT | Sabine River Authority of Texas |
SWEPCO | Southwestern Electric Power Company |
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