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EECRF ............................ Energy efficiency cost recovery factor
EIR ............................... Environmental improvement rider (recovers the costs associated with investments in
environmental improvements to fossil fuel generation plants)
EPU ............................... Extended power uprate
FCA............................... Fuel clause adjustment
FPPCAC........................... Fuel and purchased power cost adjustment clause
GAP............................... Gas affordability program
GCA .............................. Gas cost adjustment
OATT ............................. Open access transmission tariff
PCCA ............................. Purchased capacity cost adjustment
PCRF.............................. Power cost recovery factor (recovers the costs of certain purchased power costs)
PGA............................... Purchased gas adjustment
PSIA .............................. Pipeline system integrity adjustment
QSP ............................... Quality of service plan
RDF............................... Renewable development fund
RES ............................... Renewable energy standard (recovers the costs of new renewable generation)
RESA ............................. Renewable energy standard adjustment
SCA............................... Steam cost adjustment
SEP ............................... State energy policy
TCA............................... Transmission cost adjustment
TCR............................... Transmission cost recovery adjustment
TCRF ............................. Transmission cost recovery factor (recovers transmission infrastructure improvement costs
and changes in wholesale transmission charges)
Other Terms and Abbreviations
AFUDC ........................... Allowance for funds used during construction
ALJ ............................... Administrative law judge
APBO ............................. Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
ARC .............................. Aggregator of retail customers
ARO .............................. Asset retirement obligation
ASU............................... FASB Accounting Standards Update
BART ............................. Best available retrofit technology
CAA .............................. Clean Air Act
CACJA ............................ Clean Air Clean Jobs Act
CAIR.............................. Clean Air Interstate Rule
CapX2020 ......................... Alliance of electric cooperatives, municipals and investor-owned utilities in the upper
Midwest involved in a joint transmission line planning and construction effort
CCN .............................. Certificate of convenience and necessity
CO2............................... Carbon dioxide
COLI .............................. Corporate owned life insurance
CON .............................. Certificate of need
CPCN ............................. Certificate of public convenience and necessity
CSAPR ............................ Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
CWIP ............................. Construction work in progress
EEI................................ Edison Electric Institute
EGU .............................. Electric generating unit
EPS ............................... Earnings per share
ETR ............................... Effective tax rate
FASB ............................. Financial Accounting Standards Board
FTR ............................... Financial transmission right
GAAP ............................. Generally accepted accounting principles
GHG .............................. Greenhouse gas
IFRS .............................. International Financial Reporting Standards
LLW .............................. Low-level radioactive waste
LNG .............................. Liquefied natural gas
MACT ............................ Maximum achievable control technology
MGP .............................. Manufactured gas plant
MISO ............................. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
Moody’s ........................... Moody’s Investor Services
MVP .............................. Multi-value project