Acronyms
Terminology
General
Modeling
RFP
100

ISP

Integrated System Planning

100

Generation is measured in MW's and Transmission is measured in what?

Kilo Volts (kV)


100

Who is the host of Jeopardy?

Thaddeus Willeford

100
The software the modeling team uses

EnCompass

100

What is a type of generation that was not bidded into the RFP

Hydro, nuclear, coal

200

IRP

Integrated Resource Plan

200

The accredited capacity of commercially operable generating units

Firm Capacity

200

This is a forecast of where we expect our energy consumption to be in the future

Load Forecast

200

The manager of the modeling team

Jared Nelson
200

What was the most expensive type of generation bidded in?

CT's

300

IM

Independent Monitor

300

The amount of electricity drawn from an electric system at a given time

Demand (MW)


300

The deliberate reduction in the output of power generators below what could have been produced

what is Curtailment

300

How many bubbles make up our system?

3

300

When is the 120 Day report due

May 2nd


400

CC

Combined Cycle


400

What would be considered the "strength" of electricity?

This is what kills people in electricity

Voltage (kV)

400
This category of resource has no fuel cost

What is Renewable

400

Modeling the system where we cannot import any energy

What is Market off modeling


400

This type of generation uses two sources of generation

Hybrid
500

CCN

Certificates of Convenience and Necessity

500

This is a study SPP does to understand the effect adding a new generator to the transmission system

DISIS

500

Who is our largest customer?

Oxy


500

The expected amount of energy not supplied by the generating system, for a given period, due to insufficient capacity.

Expected Unserved Energy (EUE)

500

A meeting held before the submission of bids, where potential bidders can ask questions and get clarifications about the RFP.

A pre-bid meeting


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