Glossary of Terms

Aggregator


Broker


Competition


Competitive Transition Charge (or Credit)


Consumer Contract


Contract Terms


Cooperative (Co-op)


Cramming


Customer Charge


Customer Choice


Default Service


Deregulation


Distribution


Electric Company


Electric Utility


Electricity (or Power) Marketer


Electricity Supplier


FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)


Fuel Mix


Generation


Generation Company


Green Power


Investor-Owned Utility (IOU)


ISO (Independent System Operator)


Itemized Service


Kilowatt-hour (kWh)


Letter of Authorization (LOA)


Load


Load Profile


Market Power


Market Prices


Megawatt (MW)


Municipal Electric Utility


Non-Utility Generator (NUG)


NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)


Obligation to Serve


Off-Peak/On-Peak


Power Pool


Reliability


Renewable Energy


RTO (Regional Transmission Organization)


Service Area


Slamming


Stranded Costs


Time of Use (TOU)


Transmission