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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS <br /> <br />Page 5 of 15 <br /> <br />32. EV – Electric Vehicle – Vehicles which exclusively use an electrically charged battery <br />pack to power the motor, as opposed to hybrid or plug-in hybrid vehicles which <br />incorporate internal combustions engines. <br /> <br /> <br />F <br /> <br />33. FERC – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – An independent Federal agency <br />that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil. FERC <br />also reviews proposals to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and interstate <br />natural gas pipelines, as well as licensing hydropower projects. <br /> <br />G <br /> <br />34. G&T – Generation & Transmission Utility – Providers of wholesale power to <br />distribution utilities through their own generation or by purchasing power on behalf <br />of the distribution members. <br /> <br />35. GIS – Geographic Information System – A system for gathering, managing, and <br />analyzing data. GIS analyzes spatial location and organizes layers of information into <br />visualizations using maps and 3D scenes. <br /> <br />36. GPM – Gallons Per Minute – A unit of measurement used to quantify the amount of <br />water that is able to move through a device in one minute. <br /> <br />37. GPS – Global Positioning System – A U.S.-owned utility that provides users with <br />positioning, navigation, and timing services. This system consists of three segments: <br />the space satellite segment, the control station segment, and the user/ receiver <br />segment. The U.S. Air Force develops, maintains, and operates the space and control <br />segments. <br /> <br />38. GRE – Great River Energy - A not-for-profit wholesale electric power cooperative <br />which provides electricity to 28 member-owner distribution cooperatives. ERMU <br />received wholesale power from GRE through Connexus Energy until October 1, <br />2018. <br /> <br />H <br /> <br />39. Hz – Hertz – The derived unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), <br />one hertz equals one cycle per second. It is named after Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, the <br />first person to provide conclusive proof of the existence of electromagnetic waves. <br />As related to the electric industry in the U.S., the electric grid operates at 60Hz, or <br />60 cycles of alternating current per second. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />219