GLOSSARY OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROJECT ABBREVIATIONS

Acronym Definition

AC, DC Alternating and direct current ACCU Australian Carbon Credit Unit

AEMC AEMO AER AFOLU APVI Australian Energy Market Commission Australian Energy Market Operator Australian Energy Regulator Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use Australian Photovoltaic Institute

ATA B20, B50 BASIX BAU Alternative Technology Association Diesel blends with 20% and 50% biodiesel Building Sustainability Index Business-as-usual

BCA BEEC BESS BMS BEV CDM C40 CCF CER CFL COP COP21 CO2-e CPP CPRS CSP C4CE DOL Building Code of Australia Building Energy Efficiency Certificate Battery Energy Storage System Building Management System Battery electric vehicle Clean Development Mechanism Network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change Climate Change Fund Certified Emissions Reductions (offsets) Compact fluorescent Coefficient of performance Conference of the Parties in Paris at which the Paris Agreement was reached Carbon Dioxide Equivalent Cities Power Partnership Australia’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Community Strategic Plan Coalition for Community Energy Direct On Line

DPIE E3 EER EPA EPC(M) ERF NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Equipment Energy Efficiency program Energy efficiency ratio Environmental Protection Authority Engineer, Procure, Construct (Maintain) Emissions Reduction Fund

ESB ESC ESS EUA EV FiT Energy Security Board Energy Saving Certificates NSW Energy Savings Scheme Environmental Upgrade Agreement Electric Vehicle Feed-in-tariff

GFC GHG Global Financial Crisis Greenhouse Gas

HVAC ICE ICLEI

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning Internal combustion engine Local Governments for Sustainability IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change kWh, MWh, GWh Units of energy – usually used for electricity LED Light Emitting Diode (lighting technology) LGC Large-scale Generation Certificate MJ, GJ Units of energy – usually used for gas LGA Local Government Areas LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas NABERS National Australian Built Environment Rating System NCC National Construction Code

NDC NEM NCOS NGA NRMA NSW Nationally Determined Contributions by countries to meet Paris commitments National Electricity Market National Carbon Offset Standard National Greenhouse Accounts National Roads and Motorists' Association New South Wales

O&M PHEV PPA PV REF RET RMU S1 S2 S3 SDGs SRES Operation and maintenance Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle Power Purchase Agreement Solar photovoltaic technology Revolving Energy Fund Australia’s Renewable Energy Target Removal Units (offsets) Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions, from combustion of fuel at your facilities Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, caused by consuming electricity Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions, indirect up- and downstream emissions Sustainable Development Goals Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme

SPS STC Sewer Pumping Station Small-Scale Technology Certificates

STP

Sewerage Treatment Plant VCS Verified Carbon Standard VFD, VSD Variable Frequency Drive / Speed Drive VGA Virtual Generation Agreement VPPs Virtual Power Plants W, kW, MW Units of power – usually used for electricity WTP Water Treatment Plant