APC:     Adjusted Production Cost

Capacity Factor:  The net capacity factor of a power plant is the ratio of the actual output of a power plant over a period of time and its potential output if it had operated at full nameplate capacity the entire time.

Typical capacity factor for wind power:  20-40%

DPI:      Definitive Point of Interconnection

DPP:     Definitive Planning Phase

FAC:     Federal Advisory Council

FERC:  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FeS:      Feasibility Study

FS:       Facility Study

GIP:      Generation Interconnection Projects

IC:        Interconnection Customer

IR:        Interconnection Request

ISO:      Independent System Operators

MTEP:  Midwest Transmission Expansion Plan

MVP:     Multi-Value Project

Nameplate Capacity:      Rated Power Output Capacity (stated on the package)

OATT:                   Open Access Transmission Tariff

Pancaking:        Fees that are tacked on as electricity flows through a number of transmission systems

POI:      Point of Interconnection

Postage Stamp: Flat rates charged for transmission service without regard to distance

PJM:     Pennsylvania, Jersey, Maryland

PRM:     Planning Reserve Margin

RES:     Renewable Energy Standard

RERP:   Renewable Energy Resources Program

RPS:      Renewable Portfolio Standards

RGOS:  Regional Generation Outlet Study

RTO:     Regional Transmission Operators

SIS:       System Impact Study

SPA:     System Planning & Analysis

Tariff:    Document listing the terms and conditions, including a schedule of prices, under which utility services will be provided.