7. Appendix#

Table 32 Commercial acronyms#

Acronym

Meaning

AFA

Availability factor

BAKE

Bakeries

BDFO

Building fit-out (when in books separately from building cost)

BEC

Business NZ energy council

BOIL

Boilers and heaters (where not industry specified)

CAPEX

Capital cost

CGPI

Capital goods price index

COM_FR

Distribution of annual demand

CPI

Consumer price index

CRAC

Computer room air conditioner

EDGS

Electricity demand and generation scenarios

EECA

Energy efficiency and conservation authority

EEUD

Energy end use database

GDP

Gross domestic product

GIDI

Government investment in decarbonising industry

GJ

Gigajoule

GNS

Geological and nuclear sciences

HOTS

Hotels, motels, restaurants, cafes, taverns and takeaway bars

kWh

Kilowatt-hours

LED

Light emitting diodes

MBIE

Ministry of business, innovation and employment

MEDI

Medical and medical laboratory

MW

Mega-watt

NTRLBU

Nelson Tasman regional landfill business unit

NZ

New Zealand

O&M

Operation and maintenance

PDU

Power distribution units

PJ

Petajoule

POWR

Power generation and electrical reticulation systems

PUE

Power usage effectiveness

RESD

Residential rental property chattels

RETA

Regional energy transition accelerator

TEM

Total energy model

TRAN

Transportation

UPS

Uninterruptible power supplies

WSR

Warehouses, supermarkets and retail

YRFR

Annual fraction of each time slice