BED

Burlington Electric Department

CVPS

Central Vermont Public Service

Docket 7081

Vermont Public Service Board case in which the VSPC was established

DPS

Vermont Department of Public Service, the ratepayer advocate before the Public Service Board

DSM

Demand side management, actions taken to reduce or change the timing of electric energy consumption by consumers

EEU

Energy Efficiency Utility, the entity contracted with the Public Service Board to provide electric energy efficiency services statewide

GMP

Green Mountain Power

kV

Kilovolts, a measure of electrical potential that equals 1,000 volts

Least cost integrated planning

A "least cost integrated plan" for a regulated electric or gas utility is a plan for meeting the public's need for energy services, after safety concerns are addressed, at the lowest present value life cycle cost, including environmental and economic costs, through a strategy combining investments and expenditures on energy supply, transmission and distribution capacity, transmission and distribution efficiency, and comprehensive energy efficiency programs. 30 V.S.A. § 218c(1)

LRTP

Long Range Transmission Plan

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding or settlement

MVAR

MegaVAR. VAR stands for Volt-Amperes Reactive, which is a measure of reactive power

NTA

Non-transmission alternative.

PSB

Vermont Public Service Board

PV20

The transmission line that extends from Milton, Vermont, to Plattsburgh, New York

RFP

Request for proposal

SPEED

Sustainably Priced Energy Enterprise Development, a program established in Title 30, Subsection 8005 of the Vermont Statutes

T&D

Transmission and distribution

V.S.A.

Vermont Statutes Annotated

VELCO

Vermont Electric Power Company

VSPC

Vermont System Planning Committee