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Glossary of Terms
| A | ACoP | Approved Code of Practice |
| aM&T | Automatic Monitoring and Targeting Systems | |
| AMR | Automatic Meter Read | |
| ASC | Available Supply Capacity, Agreed Supply Capacity, or Authorised Supply Capacity. Also referred to as Supply Capacity, Supply Availability, or Available kVA, due to its unit of measurement. | |
| B | BSC | Balancing and Settlement Code |
| BEIS | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | |
| BMS | Building Management System | |
| BREEAM | Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method | |
| BRUKL | A Building Regulations UK Part L (BRUKL) report is required to demonstrate that a building is compliant with Part L of UK building regulations. | |
| C | CCA | A Climate Change Agreement (CCA) is an agreement made between the Environment Agency and an organisation on a voluntary basis, to reduce CO2 emissions over a period of time. |
| CCS | Crown Commercial Services offer a number of pre-tendered framework agreements including G-Cloud and HELGA DPS. Find out how public sector organisations can access TEAM’s services through these frameworks. | |
| CDM | Construction Design and Management Regulation | |
| CHPQA | The CHP Quality Assurance programmes (CHPQA) is a Government initiative to provide a practical approach to assessing all types and sizes of CHP schemes in the UK. | |
| CIBSE | Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers | |
| CFD | Contract for Difference | |
| CHP | Combined Heat and Power | |
| CM | Capacity Market. The Capacity Market forms part of the government’s Electricity Market Reform policy. It is intended to incentivise investment in more sustainable, low-carbon electricity capacity at the least cost for energy consumers. This is needed to help secure electricity supplies for the future. | |
| CMU | Capacity Market Unit | |
| CMVP | Certified Measurement & Verification Professional | |
| CO | Carbon Monoxide | |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide | |
| CoP | Code of Practice | |
| CRC | The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme was a mandatory carbon emissions reduction initiative that applied to large organisations in the public and private sectors in the UK. It was implemented in 2010 to incentivise energy efficiency and cut emissions in large energy users in the UK. The scheme required participants to measure and report their electricity and gas supplies on an annual basis to the CRC registry. The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme is now closed. | |
| CT | Current Transformer | |
| D | DA | Data Aggregator – an accredited agent appointed by a supplier to collate and sum meter reading data. |
| DC | Data Collector – agent appointed by a supplier to retrieve and verify meter readings data from electrical meters to include processing, validating and estimating. | |
| DE | Decentralised Energy | |
| DEC | Display Energy Certificate | |
| DECC | Department of Energy and Climate Change | |
| DG | Distribution Generation – Generation plant that is connected to a distribution network, i.e. not to the transmission network. | |
| DMP | Defined Meter Point | |
| DNO | Distribution Network Operator – The owner and operator of the local distribution networks. The DNO holds a distribution licence for the provision of network services in a defined area, including connection to the system, metering and data services. | |
| DoG | Deed of Grant | |
| DSO | Distribution System Operator | |
| DSR | Demand Side Response – involves electricity users varying demand due to changes in the balance between supply and demand, usually in response to price. | |
| DUOS | Distribution Use Of System Charges – The DUoS charge covers the cost of receiving electricity from the national transmission system and feeding it directly into homes and businesses through the regional distribution networks. These networks are operated by Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) such as Central Networks. The distribution networks include overhead lines and underground cables, as well as substations and transformers, which reduce the electricity’s voltage to safe levels for use in homes and businesses. | |
| E | EA | Environment Agency |
| EAC | Estimated Annual Consumption | |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange. A computer-to-computer communication of structural data that allows automatic electronic processing without manual intervention. EDI is the ultimate solution for paperless electronic billing and it is an effective control of utility consumption and costs. | |
| EMR | Electricity Market Reform – The EMR is the Government‘s approach to reforming the electricity system to ensure the UK‘s future electricity supply is secure, low-carbon and affordable | |
| EnCO | Energy Conscious Organisations (EnCO) is an initiative from ESTA, in partnership with the Energy Institute, designed to promote energy savings from focusing on changing behaviour. | |
| ENA | Energy Networks Association | |
| Energy Statement | An Energy Statement is often required by Local Authority planning as part of a new build planning submission or Design and Access Statement, in conjunction with your BRUKL report. Your Energy Statement demonstrates how the energy efficiency of the proposed development meets relevant Local Authority requirements over and above those of BRUKL, and can include your plans for reducing carbon emissions, generating renewable energy, and the overall energy demand. | |
| EPBD | Energy Performance of Buildings Directive | |
| EPBR | Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations | |
| EPC | Energy Performance Certificate | |
| ESC | Electricity Settlements Company or Settlement Body | |
| ESOS | Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme ESOS is a mandatory energy assessment scheme for organisations in the UK that meet the qualification criteria. The Environment Agency is the UK scheme administrator. Organisations that qualify for ESOS must carry out ESOS assessments every 4 years. These assessments are audits of the energy used by their buildings, industrial processes and transport to identify cost-effective energy saving measures. | |
| ESS | Energy Storage System | |
| ESTA | Energy Services and Technology Association | |
| EU ETS | European Union Emissions Trading System | |
| EV | Electric Vehicle | |
| F | FiT | Feed-in Tariff – Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) is a UK Government scheme designed to encourage uptake of a range of small-scale renewable and low-carbon electricity generation technologies. introduced on 1 April 2010, under powers in the Energy Act 2008. The UK Government’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) makes the policy decisions about the FITs scheme and are the relevant contact for queries about legislation. The energy regulator Ofgem E-Serve administers the scheme. Visit the website here. |
| G | GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| GIRS | Gas Industry Registration Scheme | |
| GSP | Grid Supply Point – mean a meter connection point at which the transmission system is connected to a distribution system. | |
| GT | Gas Transporter | |
| GW | Gigawatt – A unit of power equal to 1 billion watts; 1 million kilowatts or 1000 megawatts. | |
| GWh | Gigawatt hour – A unit of energy equal to million kilowatt-hours. 1 GWh is equivalent to the total electricity typically used by 250 homes in one year. | |
| H | HH | Half Hourly – means a Metering Point which provides measurements of supply of electricity on a half hourly basis. |
| HHD | Half Hourly Data | |
| HNIP | Heat Networks Investment Project | |
| HoTs | Heads of Terms | |
| HV | High Voltage – A voltage exceeding 650 volts. It is the rated voltage above 1kV and medium voltage and is commonly used for distribution systems, with rated voltages above 1kV and generally applied to and including 52kV. | |
| HVAC | Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning | |
| I | I&C | Industrial and Commercial |
| ICP | Independent Connections Provider | |
| IDNO | Independent Distributor Network Operator | |
| IPMVP | International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol | |
| IRMA | Independent Report on Metering Arrangements | |
| ITE | Independent Technical Expert – Individual experienced to carry out Independent Technical Reports for organisations wanting to enter into the Capacity Market (CM) | |
| K | kVA | kVA is a unit of power equating to 1000 volt-amps |
| kW | Kilowatt – A standard unit of electricity power equal to 1000 watts, or to the energy consumption at a rate of 1000 joules per second. | |
| kWh | Kilowatt hour | |
| L | LEC | Levy Exemption Certificate |
| LOA | Letter of Authority | |
| LV | Low Voltage | |
| M | M&V | Measurement and Verification |
| MAM | Meter Asset Manager | |
| MAP | Meter Asset Provider | |
| MD | Maximum Demand | |
| MEES | Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards | |
| MOA | Meter Operator Agent | |
| MPAN | Meter Point Administration Number | |
| MPRN | Meter Point Reference Number | |
| MS | Metering System | |
| MSN | Meter Serial Number | |
| MW | Mega Watt | |
| MWh | Mega Watt hour | |
| N | NERS | National Electricity Registration Scheme |
| NG | National Grid | |
| NHH | Non Half Hourly | |
| NTS | National Transmission System | |
| O | OAMI | Ofgem approved meter installer |
| Ofgem | Office of Gas & Electricity Markets | |
| P | PPA | Power Purchasing Agreement |
| PV | Photovoltaics | |
| R | RHI | Renewable Heat Incentive |
| RO | Renewable Obligation | |
| S | SaaS | Software as a Service |
| SBEM | Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM) Assessment assesses the thermal efficiency of commercial and non-domestic dwellings, the amount of energy consumed and carbon emissions by the occupied building annually based on the building’s design, construction, lighting and HVAC. | |
| SBS | Shared Business Services Framework Agreement. A pre-tendered framework agreement through which NHS and Public-Sector organisations can use TEAM’s Bureau Service. Read more about TEAM’s SBS Framework Agreement. | |
| SECR | The Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting framework (SECR), which came into effect on 1 April 2019, was introduced to bring the benefits of carbon and energy reporting to many more UK businesses. | |
| Sustainability Statement | Some Local Authorities require a Sustainability Statement to be submitted as part of the planning process to determine the environmental impact of the development. It includes the impact of environmental factors such as pollution, ecology, materials, water efficiency and conservation, and site protection and enhancement considerations. The Sustainability Statement can be delivered alongside your BRUKL report, or separately depending on the requirements of your project. | |
| T | TPI | Third Party Intermediary |
| TM44 | An inspection or survey which is an assessment of a buildings air conditioning systems. | |
| TRADACOMS | Tradacoms is an early standard for EDI primarily used in the UK retail sector. | |
| Triad | The three half hour periods of the highest demand on the transmission system, with at least 10 days between them, from the beginning of November in one year to the end of February in the following year. | |
| TUoS | Transmission Use of System | |
| W | W | Watt |
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