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Glossary of Electric & Telecommunication Terms - April 2016
MAAC
Mid-Atlantic Area Council
MAC
Minnesota Association of Cooperatives
MAIN
Mid-America Interconnected Network
MAPP
Mid-Continent Area Power Pool
MATS
Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
Mcf
1,000 cubic feet
MPIRG
Minnesota Public Interest Research Group
MPUC
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
MREA
Minnesota Rural Electric Association
Muni
municipal utility
MvA
megavolt-amperes
MW
megawatt
MWh
megawatt-hour
NARUC
National Association of Regulatory Utility
Commissioners
NAAQS
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NCBA
National Cooperative Business Association
NEC
National Electric Code
NELA
National Electric Light Association
NEMA
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NERC
North American Electric Reliability Council
NESC
National Electric Safety Code
NIMBY
not in my back yard
NISC
National Information Solutions Cooperative
NPCC
Northeast Power Coordinating Council
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRECA
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
NRTC
National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative
NRUCFC
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance
Corporation
NSR
New Source Review
NUG
non-utility generator