Acronyms
DAM
What is Day Ahead Market?
Who is Vedant?
With a bite force estimated at over 8,000 pounds, this “tyrant lizard king” had one of the most powerful bites in animal history.
What is the Tyrannosaurus rex?
This Nordic country has essentially 100% renewable electricity, with roughly 70% from hydropower and 30% from geothermal, and also heats most homes with geothermal.
What is Iceland?
Has had 5 different WoodMac computers.
Who is Syd?
LODF
When actors become too famous they shouldn't star in movies as characters.
Who is Ang?
This massive sauropod’s neck stretched nearly 30 feet, helping it reach vegetation high above the ground.
What is Brontosaurus?
These large systems can charge when prices are low and discharge when they’re high, acting like “arbitrage machines” for the grid.
What are battery energy storage systems (BESS)?
Is 6'1".
Who is Cooper?
SDK
Popcorn smells better than it tastes.
Known for its three facial horns and large frill, this dinosaur’s name means “three-horned face.”
What is Triceratops?
This kind of pricing scheme—used by many ISOs—assigns a different price to each node or zone instead of one uniform system price.
What is Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP)?
Eats oatmeal with every meal.
Who is Nic?
ERCOT
What is Electric Reliability Council of Texas?
French fries are the only good form of potatoes.
Who is Kaia?
This small, fast carnivore from the Cretaceous had a large sickle-shaped claw on each hind foot.
What is Velociraptor?
The world’s largest operational battery as of 2025—around 1.6 GWh—is located in this U.S. state known for coastal fog and blackouts.
What is California?
Hit a cop car.
Who is Lily?
What is Surplus Base Load Generation?
Facebook was the peak of social media.
Who is Alexandra?
Some species of these flying reptiles, like Quetzalcoatlus, had wingspans rivaling small airplanes—reaching over 30 feet.
What are pterosaurs?
The world’s first commercial nuclear power plant opened in 1956 in this country, which still struggles to meet its renewable energy targets.
What is the United Kingdom (Calder Hall?)
The number of co-ops on the team originally from California.
What is 3?