9. Appendix

Supplementary information for electricity supply documentation

9.1. Acronyms

Acronym	Meaning
AUD	Australian Dollars
BEC	BusinessNZ Energy Council
CAPEX	Capital cost
CCGT	Combined Cycle Gas Turbine
CO2e	Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
CSRIO	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CV	Calorific values
EDBs	Electricity Distribution Businesses
EDGS	Electricity Demand Generation Scenarios
FOM	Fixed operating and maintenance costs
GJ	Gigajoule
GW	Gigawatt
GWh	Gigawatt hours
HVDC	High-voltage direct current
kg	Kilograms
kt	Kilotonnes
kW	Kilowatt
kWh	Kilowatt-hours
MBIE	Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
MCSD	Maximum Coincident System Demand
MfE	Ministry for the Environment
MW	Megawatt
MWh	Megawatt-hours
NCG	Non-Condensable Gas
NREL	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NZ	New Zealand
NZD	New Zealand Dollars
OCGT	Open Cycle Gas Turbine
PJ	Petajoule
PV	Photovoltaic
WCM	Winter Capacity Margin
WEM	Winter Energy Margin