Acronyms
AEO |
Annual Energy Outlook |
| ARS | Agricultural Research Service, USDA |
| ASABE | American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| Btu | British thermal unit |
| CES | Cooperative Extension Service |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CRP | Conservation Reserve Program |
| d.b.h. | Diameter at breast height |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
EERE |
Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
EIA |
Energy
Information Administration |
EPA |
Environmental
Protection Agency |
EPAct |
Energy
Policy Act |
ERS |
Economic
Research Service |
| Etoh | Ethanol |
FTE |
Fuel
Treatment Evaluator |
FY |
Fiscal
Year |
| GAO | United States Government Accountability Office |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
GPRA |
Government
Performance Results Act |
GW |
Gigawatt |
IEA |
International
Energy Agency |
iLUC |
Indirect Land-Use Change |
| LCA | Life-Cycle Analysis |
| LFG | Landfill Gas |
| MC | Moisture Content |
| MGY | Million Gallons per Year |
MJ |
Megajoule |
MMBtu |
One
Million British thermal units |
| MPG | Miles per Gallon |
MW |
Megawatt |
MSW |
Municipal
Solid Waste |
NASS |
National
Agricultural Statistics Service |
NEMS |
National
Energy Modeling System |
| NOAA | National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration |
NREL |
National
Renewable Energy Laboratory |
NRCS |
Natural
Resources Conservation Service |
ORNL |
Oak
Ridge National Laboratory |
| PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| PPA | Power Purchase Agreement |
| REC | Renewable Energy Certificate |
RPS |
Renewable
Portfolio Standard |
| SEO | State Energy Office |
SRIC |
Short
Rotation Intensive Culture |
| SSEB | Southern States Energy Board |
TBD |
To
Be Determined |
TVA |
Tennessee
Valley Authority |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
USFS |
United
States Forest Service |
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