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NERC Acronyms Flashcards

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Symbol for Reactive Power (MVAR)

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V

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Volt

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Z

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Symbol for Impedance

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I

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Current (Amps)

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MW

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Mega Watt

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MVA

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Mega Volt Ampere

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Mvar

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Mega volt ampere reactive

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P

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Symbol for Active Power (MW)

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BES

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Bulk Electric System

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DCS

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Disturbance Control Standard

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BA

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Balancing Authority

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12
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CPS

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Control Performance Standard

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AGC

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Automatic Generation Control

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MSSC

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Most Severe Single Contingency

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15
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SOL

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System Operating Limit

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IROL

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Interconnection Reliability Operation Limit

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NIa

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Actual Net Interchange

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NIs

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Scheduled Net Interchange

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BAAL

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Balancing Authority ACE Limits

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Fa

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Frequency Actual

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Fs

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Frequency Scheduled

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RSG

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Reserve Sharing Group

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RC

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Reliability Coordinator

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ABA

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Adjacent Balancing Authority

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ACE

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Area Control Error

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AFC

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Available Flowgate Capability

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AIE

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Area Interchange Error

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ATC

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Available Transfer Capability

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AVR

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Automatic Voltage Regulator

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BA

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Balancing Authority

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BSU

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Black Start Unit

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BUCC

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Back Up Control Center

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CB

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Circuit Breaker

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CBM

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Capacity Benefit Margin

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CF

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Compliance Factor

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36
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CNI

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Constant Net Interchange

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37
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CT

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Combustion Turbine or Current Transformer

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CVT

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Capacitive Voltage Transformer

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39
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DME

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Disturbance Monitoring Equipment

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DSM

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Demand Side Management

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41
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EDE

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Energy Deficient Entity

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EEA

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Energy Emergency Alert

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43
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EMS

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Energy Management System

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44
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ERO

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Electric Reliability Organization

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45
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ETC

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Existing Transmission Commitments

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46
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FERC

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Federal Energy Regulatory Comission

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47
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FIDVR

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Fault-Induced Delayed Voltage Recovery

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FRC

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Frequency Response Characteristic

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FRM

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Frequency Response Measure

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FRO

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Frequency Response Obligation

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FRSG

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Frequency Response Sharing Group

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FRSG

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Frequency Response Sharing Group

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FTL

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Frequency Trigger Limit

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GMD

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Geo Magnetic Disturbance

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GO

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Generation Owner

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GOP

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Generation Operator

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GSF

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Generator Shift Factor

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ICCP

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Inter-control Center Communication Protocol

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IROL

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Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit

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ISN

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Interregional Security Network

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LOF

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Loss Of Field

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LSE

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Load Serving Entity

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LTLD

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Long Term / Large Disturbance Voltage Instability

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LTSD

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Long Term / Small Disturbance Voltage Instability

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NERC

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North American Electric Reliability Corporation

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OASIS

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Open Access Same time Information Service

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OLTC

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Off Load Tap Changer

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OOS

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Out Of Step

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p.u.

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per unit (Nominal voltage on system expressed as a decimal percentage)

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PC

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Planning Coordinator

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PF

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Power Factor

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PFC

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Primary Frequency Control

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PSE

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Purchasing Selling Entity

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PST

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Phase Shifting Transformer

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PT

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Potential Transformer

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RACE

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Reporting ACE (Average ACE over 1 minute period)

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RAS

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Reliability Assessment Subcommittee

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RCIS

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Reliability Coordinator Information System

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RFI

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Request For Interchange

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ROW

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Right Of Way

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RRO

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Regional Reliability Organization

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RTA

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Real Time Assessment

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RTU

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Remote Terminal Unit

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SCADA

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Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition

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SIL

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Surge Impedance Loading

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SO

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System Operator

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STLD

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Short Term / Large Disturbance Voltage Instability

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SVC

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Static Var Compensator

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TO

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Transmission Owner

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TOP

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Transmission Operator

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TOV

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Transient Over Voltage

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TRM

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Transmission Reliability Margin

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TSP

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Transmission Service Provider

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TTC

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Total Transfer Capability

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UF

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Under Frequency

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UFLS

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Under Frequency Load Shedding

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ULTC

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Under Load Tap Changing

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UPS

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Uninterruptible Power Supply

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URAL

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Under-excited Reactive Ampere Limit

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UTC

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Universal Coordinate Time

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UVLS

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Under Voltage Load Shedding

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V-Q

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Voltage versus Q (for reactive power studies)

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VAR

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Volt Ampere Reactive

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VT

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Voltage Transformer

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β (Beta)

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Symbol for Frequency Response Characteristic

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TTC

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Total Transfer Capability

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TRM

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Transmission Reliability Margin

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TLR

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Transmission Loading Relief

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IDC

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Interchange Distribution Calculator

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PTDF

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Power Transfer Distribution Factor

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SCED

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Security Constrained Economic Dispatch

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LTE

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Long Term Emergency

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STE

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Short Term Emergency

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SE

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State Estimator

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TERM

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Transmission Equipment Ratings Monitor

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