APPA: America Public Power Association
BCUC: British Columbia Utilties Commission
BPA: Bonneville Power Administration
BUREC: Bureau of Reclamation
CARES: Conservation and Renewable Energy System
CPUC: California Public Utilities Commission
COB: California/Oregon Border
CRA: Columbia River Alliance for Fish, Commerce and Communities
CRITFC: Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
CUB: Oregon Citizens' Utility Board
CWA: Clean Water Act
DER: Distributed Energy Resources
DOE: Department of Energy
DSI: Direct Service Industries--primarily aluminum companies
EIA: Energy Information Administration
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
EPRI: Electric Power Research Institute
ESA: Endangered Species Act
EWEB: Eugene Water & Electric Board
FBS: Federal Base System
FCRPS: Federal Columbia River Power System
FEC: Flathead Electric Co-op
FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
ICNU: Industrial Customers of Northwest Utilities
IDF&G: Idaho Department of Fish & Game
IOU: Investor-owned Utility
ICIP: Industrial Customers of Idaho Power
IPC: Idaho Power Company
IPUC: Idaho Public Utilities Commission
JPA: Joint Powers Authority
MEBC: Montana Electricity Buying Co-op
MECA: Montana Electric Cooperatives' Association
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
MPC: Montana Power Company
MPSC: Montana Public Service Commission
NEEA: Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, also known as The Alliance.
NERC: North American Electric Reliability Council
NHA: National Hydropower Association
NRDC: Natural Resources Defense Council
NRECA: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
NRTA: Northwest Regional Transmission Association
NMFS: National Marine Fisheries Service
NWEC: Northwest Energy Coalition
NWPPC: Northwest Power Planning Council
NWPP: Northwest Power Pool
NWPPA: Northwest Public Power Association
OEFSC: Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council
OPUC: Oregon Public Utilties Commission
OPUDA: Oregon People's Utility District Association
ORECA: Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association
PBL: Power Business Line of BPA
PG&E: Pacific Gas & Electric
PGE: Portland General Electric
PGP: Public Generating Pool
PMA: Power Marketing Authority
PNGC: Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative
PNUCC: Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee
PPC: Public Power Council
PSE: Puget Sound Energy
PUCN: Public Utilties Commission of Nevada
PURPA: Public Utilties Regulatory Policy Act
QF: Qualifying Facility
RTO: Regional Transmission Organization
RFP: Request for Proposals
RFQ: Request for Qualifications
SCL: Seattle City Light
SnoPUD: Snohomish PUD
SPR: Sierra Pacific Resources
TBL: Transmission Business Line of BPA
USFWS: US Fish & Wildlife Service
WAPA: Western Area Power Administration
WDF&W: Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
WEFSEC: Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Committee
WICF: Western Interconnection Coordination Forum
WOEC: West Oregon Electric Cooperative
WPUDA: Washington Public Utility District's Association
WRECA: Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association
WPAG: Western Public Agency Group
WPPSS: the Washington Public Power Supply System, renamed Energy Northwest
WSCC: Western Systems Coordinating Council
WUTC: Washington Utilties & Transportation Commission

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