ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
1
APCoAppalachian Power CompanyInvestor owned utility in SW Virginiahttps://www.appalachianpower.com/
2
Biomass
Biomass is plant material used for energy production
3
Black LiquorPaper production by productBurned by paper manf. for energyConsidered a renewable energy in VA
4
COOPScustomer owned utilities
5
DCR
Department of Conservation and Recreation
6
DEQDepart. of Environmental Quality
7
DHCD
Depart. of Housing and Community Development
8
EEEnergy Efficiency
9
GA General Assembly
10
GHGGreenhouse Gas
11
HBHouse BIll
12
IOU'sinvestor owned utilities
13
IRPIntegrated Resource Plan
Integrated Resource Plan (IRP)| AWEAwww.awea.org › policy-and-issues › electricity-policy
14
MunisMunicipal Owned UtilitiesAn integrated resource plan (IRP) outlines an electric utility's resource needs in order to meet expected electricity demand over a long-term planning horizon.
15
MWMegawatt1000 kW
16
NMNet metering
retail credit for excess electricity generation
17
ODECOld Dominion Electric Cooperative
Electricity supplier to many of VA's coops
18
ODPOld Dominion Power
Investor owned utility on Kentucky border
19
RECSRenewable Energy Certificates
certificates of the "green attributes" of energy
20
RFPRequest for Proposalcompetitive bidding
21
RGGIRegional Greenhouse Gas Initiativecarbon trading programwww.rggi.orgaka Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act
22
RNG
Natural Gas created from swine waste or other waste products
still methane, still not clean
23
RPSRenewable Portfolio Standard
24
SBSenate Bill
25
SCCState Corporation Commission
26
SELC
Southern Environmental Law Center
www.southernenvironment.org
27
SFASolar Freedom Act
Knocks down barriers to distributed solar
28
VCEAVirginia Clean Economy Actframe work for getting to
29
WTEWaste to energyburning trash
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100