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Electric Reliability Acronym Guide
MRO
Midwest Reliability
Organization
RF
Reliability First
NPCC
Northeast Power
Coordinating Council
SERC
SERC Reliability
Corporation
WECC
Western Electric Coordinating Council
Texas RE
Texas Reliability Entity, Inc.
Registered Functions BA Balancing Authority
DP Distribution Provider
DP-UFLS Distribution Provider UFLS
FRSG Frequency Response Sharing Group
GO Generator Owner
GOP Generator Operator
PA Planning Authority
PC Planning Coordinator
RC Reliability Coordinator
RP Resource Planner
RRSG Regulatory Reserve Sharing Group
TO Transmission Owner
TOP Transmission Operator
TP Transmission Planner
TSP Transmission Service Provider
Reliability Standards
BAL Resource and Demand Balancing
CIP Critical Infrastructure Protection
COM Communications
EOP Emergency Preparedness and Operations
FAC Facilities Design, Connections, and Maintenance
INT Interchange Scheduling and Coordination
IRO Interconnection Reliability Operations and Coordination
MOD Modeling, Data, and Analysis
NUC Nuclear
PER Personnel Performance, Training, and Qualifications
PRC Protection and Control
TOP Transmission Operations
TPL Transmission Planning
VAR Voltage and Reactive
NERC
North American Electric
Reliability Corporation
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CMEP Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program
CO Coordinated Oversight
COP Compliance Oversight Plan
CPS Control Performance Standard
CR Competitive Retailer
DCS Disturbance Control Standard
DOE Department of Energy
DME Disturbance Monitoring Equipment
DRS Down Regulating Service
DSM Demand-Side Management
EACMS Electronic Access Control or Monitoring Systems
EAP Electronic Access Point
EAP Event Analysis Process
EC Electric Cooperative
EEA Energy Emergency Alert
E-ISAC Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center
Emergency RFI Emergency Request for Interchange
EMS Energy Management System
EPR Enhanced Periodic Review
ERC External Routable Connectivity
ERCOT Electric Reliability Council of Texas
ERO Electric Reliability Organization (NERC)
ERO Enterprise NERC and the Regional Entities
ERS Emergency Response Service
ESCC Electricity Sub-sector Coordinating Council
NERC Acronyms ACE Area Control Error
AGA Applicable Governmental Authorities
AMP Automatic Mitigation Plan
AO Authorizing Officer
AOC Area of Concern
ATC Available Transfer Capability
ATL Audit Team Lead
AVR Automatic Voltage Regulator
BC Basic Component
BCA BES Cyber Asset
BCS BES Cyber System
BES Bulk Electric System
BOD Board of Directors
BOTCC NERC Board of Trustees Compliance Committee
BPS Bulk Power System
BR Brief Report
BSS Blackstart Service
CA Critical Asset
CAM Compliance and Mitigation Analyst / Engineer
CBM Capacity Benefit Margin
CCC NERC Compliance and Certification Committee
CDMS Compliance Data Management System
CE Compliance Exception
CEA Compliance Enforcement Authority
CEII Critical Energy Infrastructure Information
CFR Coordinated Functional Registration
CIP Critical Infrastructure Protection
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MRC Member Representative Committee
MRRE Multi-regional Registered Entity
MSSC Most Severe Single Contingency
MVCD Minimum Vegetation Clearance Distance
NAESB North American Energy Standards Board
NAGF North American Generator Forum
NATF North American Transmission Forum
NCR NERC Compliance Registry
NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation
NERC ID NERC Identification Number
NOP Notice of Penalty
NPIR Nuclear Plant Interface Requirements
NPLR Nuclear Plant Licensing Requirements
NPV Notice of Possible Violation
NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NSRF NERC Standards Review Forum
NSRS Non-Spinning Reserve Service
O&P/OP Operations and Planning
OASIS Open Access Same Time Information Service
OATI webCDMS vendor
OATT Open Access Transmission Tariff
OCN Operating Condition Notice
OE-417 Electric Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report
OEA Open Enforcement Action
OP Operator
NERC Acronyms
ESP Electronic Security Perimeter
ETC Existing Transmission Commitments
ETL Engagement Team Lead
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FFT Find, Fix, Track and Report
FME Frequency Measurable Event
FMR Frequency Response Measure
FOIA U.S. Freedom of Information Act
FRO Frequency Response Obligation
FRT Findings Review Team
FTP File Transfer Protocol
IA Interchange Authority
IAC Identify, assess, and correct language
ICE Internal Controls Evaluation
ICP Internal Compliance Program
ICCP Inter-Control Center Communications Protocol
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
IP Implementation Plan
IPP Independent Power Producer
IRA Inherent Risk Assessment
IRAC Issue Rule Analysis Conclusion
ISO Independent Transmission System Operator
IT SEC Texas RE IT Security group
JRO Joint Registration Organization
LL Lessons Learned
LOD Letter of Dismissal
LSE Load Serving Entity
MP Mitigation Plan
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RCIS Reliability Coordinator Information System
RE Registered Entity
RFI Request for Interchange
RFI Request for Information
RG Risk Assessments Group
RISC Reliability Issues Steering Committee
ROP Rules of Procedure
ROS Reliability and Operations Subcommittee
ROW Right-of-Way
RR Regional Reliability
RRO Regional Reliability Organization
RRS Responsive Reserve Service
RSAW Reliability Standard Audit Worksheet
RSC Reliability Standards Committee
RSM Reliability Standards Manager
RTA Real-time Assessment
RTO Regional Transmission Organization
RV Regional Variances
SAR Standard Authorization Request
SBS Standards Balloting System
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SDN Self-Determined Notice SDT Standards Drafting Team
SDT Standards Drafting Team
SME Subject Matter Expert
SNOP Spreadsheet Notice of Penalty
SOE Sequence of Events
NERC Acronyms
OPA Operational Planning Analysis
OTDF Outage Transfer Distribution Factor
PACS Physical Access Control Systems
PCA Protected Cyber Assets
PCC Primary Compliance Contact
PNC Potential non-compliance
POD Point of Delivery
POR Point of Receipt
PRF Primary Frequency Response
PRS Password Recovery Service
PSE Purchasing Selling Entity
PSMP Protection System Maintenance Program
PSP Physical Security Perimeter
PSS Power System Stabilizer
PTDF Power Transfer Distribution Factor
PTP Point to Point Transmission Service
PUCT Public Utility Commission of Texas
PV Possible Violation
QSE Qualified Scheduling Entity
QSRG Quick Start Generation Resource
RAIAG Reliability Assurance Initiative Advisory Group
RAPA Reliability Assessment and Performance Analysis Group
RAS Remedial Action Scheme
RBB Registered Ballot Body
RBP Registered Ballot Pool
RBRAG Risk-Based Registration Advisory Group
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PUCT Acronyms
DSP Distribution Service Provider
EMS Energy Management System
FPA Federal Power Act
IMM Independent Market Monitor
IOU Investor Owned Utility
MOU Municipally Owned Utility
NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation
NOIE Non-Opt-In Entity
POI Point of Interconnection
PRC Physical Responsive Capability
PRM Planning Reserve Margin
PUCT Public Utility Commission of Texas
PURA Public Utility Regulatory Act, Title II, Texas Utility Code
QSE Qualified Scheduling Entity
RAP Remedial Action Plan
REC Renewable Energy Cred
REP Retail Electric Provider
RMR Reliability Must-Run Unit RRS Responsive Reserve
SCED Security-Constrained Economic Dispatch
T&D Transmission and Distribution
TAC Technical Advisory Committee
TDSP Transmission and/or Distribution Provider
TOAP Temporary Outage Action Plan
UFE Unaccounted for Energy
WAN Wide Area Network
NERC Acronyms
SOL System Operating Limit
SPS Special Protection System (Remedial Action Scheme)
SPS Special Protection System
TDF Transfer Distribution Factor
TDSP Transmission Distribution Service Provider
TFC Total Flowgate Capability
TFE Technical Feasibility Exception
TTC Total Transfer Capability
UFLS Underfrequency load shed
URE Unidentified Registered Entity
URS Up Regulating Service
UVL Under Voltage Load
UVLS Undervoltage load shed VRF Violation Risk Factor
VSL Violation Severity Level VSS Voltage Support Service
Protocol Acronyms
BLT Block Load Transfer
CCN Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
CFC Constant Frequency Control
CFE Comisión Federal de Electricidad
CIM Common Information Model
CMP Constraint Management Plan
CR Competitive Retailer
CRR Congestion Revenue Right
DAM Day-Ahead Market
DC Tie Direct Current Tie
DG Distributed Generation
