| ACI |
American Concrete Institute |
| AGL |
Above Ground Level |
| AISC |
American Institute of Steel Construction |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| APLIC |
Avian Power Line Interaction Committee |
| ASCE |
American Society of Civil Engineers |
| ASTM |
ASTM International (formerly American Society for Testing and Materials) |
| AWG |
American Wire Gauge |
| BIL |
Basic Impulse Insulation Level |
| CCA |
Chromated Copper Arsenate |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CIS |
Consumer Information Sheets |
| CT |
Current Transformer |
| DCS |
Data Collection System |
| EEI |
Edison Electric Institute |
| ESD |
Electric Staff Division |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| GFI |
Ground Fault Interrupter |
| HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
| kV |
Kilovolt |
| kVA |
Kilovolt-Amperes |
| MBTA |
Migratory Bird Treaty Act |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| NEMA |
National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
| NESC |
National Electrical Safety Code |
| NFEC |
National Food and Energy Council |
| NRECA |
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association |
| REA |
Rural Electrification Administration |
| RESAP |
Rural Electric Safety Accreditation Program |
| RUS |
Rural Utilities Service |
| RUS List of Materials |
RUS Informational Publication 202-1, "List of Materials Acceptable for Use on Systems of RUS Electrification Borrowers" |
| SPB |
Southern Pine Beetle |
| T&D |
Transmission & Distribution |
| TSC "A" |
Technical Standards Committee "A" (Electric) |
| USFWS |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |