| Acronym | Full Name |
| (A) Acronyms from Manuals | |
| AC/DC | Alternating Current/Direct Current |
| AGM | Absorbent Glass Materials |
| AH | Amp Hours |
| CSI | Current solar income- the amount of solar energy that falls as sunlight |
| DSHW | Domestic Solar Hot Water |
| GPM | Gallons Per Minute |
| ICS | Intergral Collector Storage |
| J | Joule- watt second |
| kwH | Kilowatt Hour |
| LCB | Linear Cuurrent Booster |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| LED | Liquid E –Display |
| LGIP | Large Generator Interconnection Procuedures |
| MPPT | Maximum power point tracking |
| OCPD | Over Current Protective Devices |
| psi | Pounds per sq inch |
| SGIP | Small Generator Interconnection Procedures |
| SHW | Solar Hot Water |
| SI | International System of Units |
| SRS | Solar Racking System |
| STC | Standard Test Condition |
| TAS | Turbine Alternator Stator |
| thm | Therm-a no SI unit of energy |
| Vadj | Adjusted Voltage |
| Vmax | Maximum Voltage |
| Vmp | Maximum Voltage Power |
| VOC | Open Circuit Valve for Module |
| VR | Valve Regulated |
| (B) Acronyms for Organizations | |
| AREA | Arkansas Renewable Energy Association |
| ARWS | American Rain Water Systems |
| ASES | American Soalr Energy Society |
| ASHRAE | American Society of Heating, Refridgeration, & Air Conditioning Engineeers |
| AWEA | American Wind Energy Association |
| DOE | US Dept of Energy |
| DSWH | Domestic Solar Water Heating |
| EAA | Electric Auto Association |
| IPP | Independent Power Providers |
| LEED | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
| MPR | Multipoint Relay |
| NABCEP | North American Board Certified Energy Practitioner |
| NEC | National Electric Code |
| NEED | National Energy Education Development |
| NFS | National Sanitation Foundation |
| NREL | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| NYERDA | New York Energy Research & Development Authority |
| PBI | Production Based Initiative |
| PPA | Power Purchase Agreement |
| PTC | Parasitic Transmission Costs |
| PTC | Production Tax Credit |
| PTT | Paraitic Transaction Time |
| RDG | Retail Distributed Generation – 2OMW Large – Central |
| REDI | Renewable Energy Development Institute |
| REAP | Rural Economic Action Plan |
| RIA | Rate Payer Impact Analysis |
| RPS/RES | Renewable Portfolio Standard/Renewable Electricity Standard |
| SEI | Solar Energy International |
| SEPA | Solar Electric Power Associatoin |
| SNAP | Substantial Natural Alternative Power |
| SRCC | Solar Rating & Certification Corporation |
| TIG | Transmission – Interconnected Generation |
| TOD | Transit Oriented Development |
| TREC | Traceable Renewable Energy Credits |
| UL | Underwriter’s Laboratory |
| UPCUPC | Uniform Plumbing CodeUniform Plumbing Code |
| UPVG | Utility PhotoVolataic Group |
| USGBC | United States Green Building Council |
| WDG | Wholesale Distribution Access Tariffs |
| WDG | Wholesale Distributed Generation – 2OMW Small – Distributed |
| (C) Policy Acronyms | |
| FIT | Feed In Tariff |
| REESA | Renewable Energy & Economic Stimulus Act |
| DREA | Distributed Renewable Energy Assesment |
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