Glossary
Some useful organisations, terms, acronyms and abbreviations found in the energy network industries.
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AEP Association of Electricity Producers
BIS Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
BT 21C BT’s 21st Century Network
BWEA British Wind Energy Association
CCSG Communication Cable Safety Group
CDCM Common Distribution Charging Methodology
CIGRE International Council on Large Electric Systems
CIRED Congrès International des Réseaux Electriques de Distribution
CNG Compressed Natural Gas
CS5 Standing Panel CS5 – Optical Fibres
DBIS see BIS
DCode Distribution Code of Great Britain
DCMF Distribution Charging Methodologies Forum
DCRP Distribution Code Review Panel
DIN Dangerous Incident
DNO Distribution Network Operator
DPCR5 Distribution Price Control Review 5 (Electricity 2010-2015)
DIN Dangerous Incident Notification
DUoS Distribution Use of System Charges
DWG Distribution Working Group
E3C Energy Emergencies Executive Committee
EA Environment Agency
Easee-Gas European Association for the Streamlining of Energy Exchange
EDCM Common EHV Distribution Charging Methodologies
EIC Energy Industries Council
EITC Energy Industry Telecommunications Committee
EMC Directive Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
EMFs Electric and Magnetic Fields
ENA Energy Networks Association
ENFG Energy Networks and Futures Group
ENSG Electricity Networks Strategy Group
EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
ERA Energy Retail Association
ERGEG European Regulators’ Group for Electricity and Gas
ESC Electrical Safety Council
ESQCR Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations
ETON Electronic Transfer of Notices system
ETWG Embedded Transmission Working Group
EU European Union
EURELECTRIC The Union of the Electricity Industry in Europepe
Gas Safe Register The gas safety watchdog that all gas engineers must sign up to
GDN Gas Distribution Networks
GDPCR Gas Distribution Price Control Review
GEODE The European Group of Energy Distribution Companies & Organisations
GW Gigawatts
HASWA Health & Safety at Work Act
HESAC Health & Safety Advisory Committee
HSE Health & Safety Executive
IDNO Independent Distribution Network Operator
IGT Independent Gas Transporter
IET Institution of Engineering & Technology
IFI Innovation Funding Incentive
IPSIOE Internet Protocol Solutions in Operational Environments
ISG Structure of Charges Implementation & Steering Group
IT Information Technology
ITCG Industry Technical Codes Group
MCS Microgeneration Certification Scheme
MPAN Metering Point Administration Number (electricity)
MPRN Meter Point Registration Number (gas)
NaFIRS® National Fault and Interruption Reporting Scheme
NEDeR National Equipment Defect Report
NEDeRS® National Equipment Defect Reporting System
NGN Next Generation Networks (BT’s next generation network programme)
NTS National Transmission System
Ofgem Office of Gas & Electricity Markets: The regulator for Britain’s gas and electricity industries
OFT Office of Fair Trading
Ofcom Office of Communications: Thhe regulator for Britain's telecommunications industries
Ofwat Regulator for the water and sewerage industry in England and Wales
OHC Occupational Health Committee
OTEG Offshore Transmission Experts Group
P3SG Power Sector Strategic Skills Group
PAP Protection Assessment Panel
PLC Power Line Communications Forum
PMR Private Mobile Radio
PRASEG Associate Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group
Rapporteur The MEP responsible for drafting a particular European Parliament report, subject to amendments by other MEPs
R&D Research & Development
REAL Renewable Energy Assurance Listed
RES&DG Network of Experts Renewable Energy Sources & Distributed Generation working group
RIIO Calculation for network operators' revenue (Revenue = Innovation + Incentives + Outputs)
ROEP Rise of Earth Potential
RPZ Registered Power Zones
RPI-X@20 Calculation no longer used for assessing network operators' revenue (see RIIO for new formula)
RTS Radio Teleswitch
SAGE Stakeholder Advisory Group on EMFs
SAP Switchgear Assessment Panel - provides an independent assessment of switchgear, disconnectors, voltage and current transformers against the requirements of national and international standards and directives
SCG Strategic Communications Group
SEPA Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
SHE Safety, Health & Environment
SOP Suspension of Operational Practice or Standard of Performance
TAO Transmission Asset Owner
TPCR Transmission Price Control Review
UKOPA United Kingdom Onshore Pipeline Operators' Association
WACC Weighted Average Costs of Capital
WHO World Health Organisation