APPENDIX K
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AGC | Associated General Contractors of America |
ARP | American Rescue Plan |
ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
BAS | building automation system |
BECCS | biomass energy with carbon capture and storage |
BESS | building energy storage system |
BEV | battery electric vehicle |
BGA | BlueGreen Alliance |
BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
CAFE | Corporate Average Fuel Economy |
CAFO | concentrated animal feeding operation |
CARB | California Air Resources Board |
CBA | community benefits (or workforce) agreement |
CBO | community-based organization |
CCS | carbon capture and storage/sequestration |
CCU | carbon capture and utilization |
CCUS | carbon capture, utilization, and storage |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CDFI | Community Development Financial Institution |
CDR | carbon dioxide removal |
CEJST | Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool |
CEQ | Council on Environmental Quality |
CFTC | Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
CHP | combined heat and power |
COZ | Climate Opportunity Zone |
CZ | commuting zone |
DAC | direct air capture |
DER | distributed energy resource |
DH | district heating |
DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
DOC | Department of Commerce |
DoD | Department of Defense |
DOE | Department of Energy |
DOI | Department of the Interior |
DOT | Department of Transportation |
EECBG | Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant |
EIA | Energy Information Administration |
EJ | environmental justice |
EO | Executive Order |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
ESG | environmental, social, and governance |
EUI | energy use intensity |
EV | electric vehicle |
FCEV | fuel cell electric vehicle |
FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
FIA | Forestry Inventory and Analysis |
FOA | funding opportunity announcement |
FSOC | Financial Stability Oversight Council |
GAO | Government Accountability Office |
GEB | grid interactive energy efficient building |
GHG | greenhouse gas |
GSA | General Services Administration |
GWP | global warming potential |
HEV | hybrid electric vehicle |
HFC | hydrofluorocarbon |
HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
HIA | health impact assessment |
HUD | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IAC | Industrial Assessment Center |
ICE | internal combustion engine |
ICEV | internal combustion engine vehicle |
IEA | International Energy Agency |
IIJA | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act |
ILO | International Labour Organization |
IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IRA | Inflation Reduction Act |
ISO | independent system operator |
ITC | investment tax credit |
IWG | Interagency Working Group |
JQI | job quality index |
LCOE | levelized cost of energy |
LDV | light-duty vehicle |
LEAP | local energy action plan |
LIHEAP | Low-Income Heating Assistance Program |
LMI | low and moderate income |
LNG | liquefied natural gas |
LTAR | Long-Term Agricultural Research |
LULUCF | land use, land use change, and forestry |
MHD | medium- and heavy-duty |
NABTU | North America’s Building Trade Unions |
NAICS | North American Industry Classification System |
NARUC | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners |
NASEO | National Association of State Energy Officials |
NBCS | Nature-Based Climate Solution |
NCTF | National Climate Task Force |
NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
NERC | North American Electric Reliability Corporation |
NGO | non-governmental organization |
NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
NREL | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
NRI | National Resources Inventory |
NSF | National Science Foundation |
NTC | National Transition Corporation |
NTIA | National Telecommunications and Information Administration |
OEM | original equipment manufacturer |
OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
OSTP | Office of Science and Technology Policy |
PEV | plug-in electric vehicle |
PHEV | plug-in hybrid electric vehicle |
PLA | project labor agreement |
PM | particulate matter |
PRI | Principles of Responsible Investment |
PTC | production tax credit |
PUC | public utility commission |
PV | photovoltaic |
RD&D | research, development, and demonstration |
RDD&D | research, development, demonstration, and deployment |
RFF | Resources for the Future |
RFI | request for information |
RTO | regional transmission organization |
SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |
STEM | science, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
SUV | sport utility vehicle |
TCC | Transformative Climate Communities |
TCO | total cost of ownership |
TCTAC | Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center |
TIP | NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships |
UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
USEER | U.S. Energy and Employment Report |
USGCRP | U.S. Global Change Research Program |
VOC | volatile organic compound |
WAP | Weatherization Assistance Program |
WHEJAC | White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council |
WRI | World Resources Institute |
ZEV | zero-emission vehicle |