Glossary
Below are terms relating to the electric power industry, R&D, engineering, and government used on our website, in technical papers, and throughout the air pollution control industry.
| ACFM | Actual cubic feet per minute |
| AE | Architect Engineer |
| ANPR | Advance notice of proposed rule-making |
| BACT | Best available control technology |
| CAFE | Corporate Average Fuel Economy |
| CAIR | Clean Air Interstate Rule |
| CAMR | Clean Air Mercury Rule |
| CCPI | Clean Coal Power Initiative |
| CCS | Carbon capture and storage or sequestration |
| CHP | Combined heat and power |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CPM | Condensable particulate matter |
| CRADA | Cooperative research and development agreement |
| DERC |
Discreet emission reduction credit |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPC | Engineering, procurement and construction |
| ERC | Emission reduction credit |
| ESP | Electrostatic precipitator |
| FAP | Flexible air permit |
| FGD | Flue gas desulfurization |
| FOA | Funding opportunity announcement |
| GCCI | Global Climate Change Initiative |
| GPM | Gallons per minute |
| GWP | Global warming potential |
| IOU | Investor owned utility |
| ITC | Investment tax credit |
| LAER | Lowest achievable emission rate |
| LBM | Pounds per mass or pounds per meter |
| LNB | Low NOx burner |
| MEA | Monoethanolamine |
| MMV | Measuring, monitoring and verification |
| MOU | Memorandum of understanding |
| NAAQS | National ambient air quality standards |
| NEIP | National Emissions Inventory Plan |
| NETL | National Energy Technology Laboratory |
| NOx | Nitrogen oxide |
| NSPS | New source performance standards |
| NSR | New source review |
| OE | Owner’s Engineer |
| OFA | Over-fired air |
| PM | Particulate matter |
| PM2.5 | Fine particulate matter, less than 2.5 microns |
| POU | Publicly-owned utilities |
| PPMV | Parts per million by volume |
| PSD | Prevention of significant deterioration (air quality) |
| PTC | Production tax credit |
| RCSP |
Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership |
| RGGI |
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative |
| SCFM |
Standard cubic feet per minute |
| SCR |
Selective catalytic reduction |
| SIP | State implementation plan |
| SO2 | Sulfur dioxide |
| TSA |
Thermal swing absorption |
| VOC | Volatile organic compound |
| WCI | Western Climate Initiative |
| WESP | Wet electrostatic precipitator |
| WFGD | Wet flue gas desulfurization |
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