Energy and Operations Acronym Glossary

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards mapping all operational, regional, and industry acronyms to their definitions based on the lecture sheet.

AM

Account Manager

BC

Base Capacity

Pre- 2020 PJM ELRP Program

BDM

Business Development Manger

BRA

Base Residual Auction

Auction several(?) years out where we estimate the capacity we will have in the future and bid on it

C&I

Commercial and Industrial

The type of customers Enel X does DR with- large warehouses, factories, etc

CH

Capacity History

CLF

Capacity Loss Factor

A utility specific loss factor that accounts for electricity losses in transmission. Also dependent on voltage

CP

Capacity Performance

Post 2019 PJM ELP Program. Full year product with summer and winter nominations

CRE

Customer Readiness Email

An email sent to prepare customers for the upcoming DR season reminding them of rules, updating contacts, etc.

Con Ed

Consolidated Edison (NYC)

Electricity Distribution Company in New York City

CSP

Curtailment Service Provider

Also called an aggregator- a company that aggregates capacity for Demand Response. Enel X is a CSP

CSRP

Commercial System Relief Program -NYISO DR Program

DIU

Data Insert Utility

DEN

Demand Energy Networks

DLRP

Distribution Load Relief Program - NYISO DR Program

DR

Demand Response

DRO

Demand Response Operations

DRE

Demand Response Event

DRECJ

DRE Case Junction

ECRM

EnerNOC Customer Relationship Management

EDC

Electricity Distribution Companies - An electricity provider. Ex in Massachusetts- National Grid and Eversource

EDR

External Data Request

EIS

Energy Intelligence Software -

Former product sold by EnerNOC

ELRP

Emergency Load Response Program

EMA

Energy Management Agreement

EP

Event Performance

A record of a customer's performance in a DR Event- either an emergency event or an audit

EQC

Enablement Quality Check

ERP

Energy Reduction Plan

A plan developed by the customer and onboarding team to determine actions necessary to hit nomination goal.

ERCOT

Electric Reliability Council of Texas

ESS

Enel X Site Server

Enel X hardware that get's data from utility meters

ETL

Extract, transform, load

FCM

Forward Capacity Market

FDR

Future Demand Response / Future of Demand Response

FERC

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FIIT

Faulty Interval Identification Tool

FOC

Field Operations Center -

Enel X Department responsible for customer onboarding, hardware maintenance, etc.

FPN

Future Period Note

FSL

Firm Service Level

GMRPE

Get Meter Readings Post Event - Strategic decision to not maintain a customer's metering equipment and instead use utility interval data to settle and pay out.

HOP

Handoff to Ops

IA

Incremental Auction -

After the BRA, auction events where Enel X better refines our estimate of what capacity we will have.

ISO

Independent System Operator

LOA

Letter of Authorization

PJM enrollment requirement the customer must sign which gives Enel X authorization to act on their behalf

LMP

Locational Marginal Price

LSE

Load Serving Entities

M&V

Measure and validate

MBL

Maximum base load

MEDS

Modified Energy Deviation Score

NOC

Network Operations Center

NSP

Non-standard Payment

PDR

Post-Dispatch Report

PDWG

Post-Dispatch Working Group

PLC

Peak Load Contribution

PM

Pulse Multiplier / Project Manager / Program Manager

PJM

PJM (Pennsylvania, Jersey, Maryland) Interconnection

QDQE

Quant Data Quality Engine

R2R

Ready to respond

REP

Resource Event Performance

RPM

Reliability Pricing Model

RTO

Regional Transmission Organization

RTOs

Real time operations

SOW

Statement of Work

Contract term. SOW Start/End Date describes when we have an active contract for a customer

SRM

Synchronized Reserves Market

T&C’s

Terms and Conditions

TECO

Tampa Electric

TSO

Transmission System Operator

Similar to ISO

TVA

Tennessee Valley Authority

UDI

Utility Data Insert

UDR

Utility Data Request

VEE

Verify, edit, and estimate

WNBR

Will Not Be Registered

WPL

Winter Peak Load