Glossary
ACEC. Area of Critical Environmental Concern
BIA. Building Industry Association
BLM. Bureau of Land Management
BMCP. Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
CAISO. California Independent Systems Operator (see separate entry)
California Independent System Operator (ISO). California ISO is the public, not-for-profit agency that operates the wholesale transmission grid. It ensures equal access to power lines, including helping renewable energy resources to gain access to the grid and its markets.
CBD. Center for Biological Diversity
CDC. California Desert Coalition
CEC. California Energy Commission
CEQA. California Environmental Quality Act
Citizens Energy Corporation. Founded by Joseph Kennedy II, Citizens Energy Corporation is a nonprofit organization that uses market opportunities to raise funds for needy causes, including energy subsidies for the poor. According to a representative, this group will invest $200 million in the Green Path North Project and dedicate 50 percent of its returns on energy subsidies to low-income customers of LADWP and IID.
CPUC. California Public Utilities Commission
DOE. Department of Energy (U.S.)
FERC. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FOIA. Freedom of Information Act (U.S.)
FWS. Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.)
GPN. Green Path North
IID. Imperial Irrigation District (see separate entry)
Imperial Irrigation District (IID). IID is the sixth largest electrical utility in California and the largest transmitter of geothermal energy in the U.S. IID serves over 138,000 customers in Imperial and parts of Riverside and San Diego Counties.
kV. kilovolt
LADWP. Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (see separate entry)
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP). LADWP is the nation's largest municipally owned utility. It serves more than 3.9 million people with 1.4 million service connections. It is governed by a board of five mayor-appointed members. LADWP's 2005/2006 budget was $3.16 billion.
MBMI. Morongo Band of Mission Indians
MW. megawatt
NEPA. National Environmental Policy Act
NIETC. National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors
NOI. Notice of Intent
NRDC. National Resources Defense Council
OSG. Open Space Group (Morongo Basin)
PIR. Public Information Request (California)
PSG. Plenary Stakeholder Group (in RETI)
RETI. Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative
SCPPA. Southern California Public Power Authority (see separate entry)
SOC. Strategic Outreach Committee
Southern California Public Power Authority. SCPPA is a joint powers authority with 12 public power agency members, including IID and LADWP. It supplies energy transmission to many smaller communities in Southern California from generating facilities in Utah, Nevada and Arizona.
U.S.FWS. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
BIA. Building Industry Association
BLM. Bureau of Land Management
BMCP. Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
CAISO. California Independent Systems Operator (see separate entry)
California Independent System Operator (ISO). California ISO is the public, not-for-profit agency that operates the wholesale transmission grid. It ensures equal access to power lines, including helping renewable energy resources to gain access to the grid and its markets.
CBD. Center for Biological Diversity
CDC. California Desert Coalition
CEC. California Energy Commission
CEQA. California Environmental Quality Act
Citizens Energy Corporation. Founded by Joseph Kennedy II, Citizens Energy Corporation is a nonprofit organization that uses market opportunities to raise funds for needy causes, including energy subsidies for the poor. According to a representative, this group will invest $200 million in the Green Path North Project and dedicate 50 percent of its returns on energy subsidies to low-income customers of LADWP and IID.
CPUC. California Public Utilities Commission
DOE. Department of Energy (U.S.)
FERC. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FOIA. Freedom of Information Act (U.S.)
FWS. Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.)
GPN. Green Path North
IID. Imperial Irrigation District (see separate entry)
Imperial Irrigation District (IID). IID is the sixth largest electrical utility in California and the largest transmitter of geothermal energy in the U.S. IID serves over 138,000 customers in Imperial and parts of Riverside and San Diego Counties.
kV. kilovolt
LADWP. Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (see separate entry)
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP). LADWP is the nation's largest municipally owned utility. It serves more than 3.9 million people with 1.4 million service connections. It is governed by a board of five mayor-appointed members. LADWP's 2005/2006 budget was $3.16 billion.
MBMI. Morongo Band of Mission Indians
MW. megawatt
NEPA. National Environmental Policy Act
NIETC. National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors
NOI. Notice of Intent
NRDC. National Resources Defense Council
OSG. Open Space Group (Morongo Basin)
PIR. Public Information Request (California)
PSG. Plenary Stakeholder Group (in RETI)
RETI. Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative
SCPPA. Southern California Public Power Authority (see separate entry)
SOC. Strategic Outreach Committee
Southern California Public Power Authority. SCPPA is a joint powers authority with 12 public power agency members, including IID and LADWP. It supplies energy transmission to many smaller communities in Southern California from generating facilities in Utah, Nevada and Arizona.
U.S.FWS. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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