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Acronyms

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A

 
AFE Allowance for Expenditure
AIC Asset Identification Code
AFUDC Allowance for Funds Used During Construction (capital projects financing charge)
AME Asset Management & Engineering

C

 
CAIDI Customer Average Interruption Duration Indicator
CEA Canadian Electricity Association
CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management System
COGUA   Canadian Off-Grid Utilities Association

E

 
EAP Employee Assistance Program
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning

G

 
GNWT Government of the Northwest Territories
GP Great Plains (enterprise software used by NTPC)
GRA General Rate Application

I

 
IT Information Technology

J

 
JCR Job Cost Revision (for capital projects)
JSA Job Safety Analysis
JOHSC Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee

K

 
KPI Key Performance Indicator

L

 
LNG Liquified Natural Gas

M

 
MBN Minister's Briefing Note

N

 
NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation

O

 
O&M Operations & Maintenance

P

 
P-Card Purchasing Card (Corporate Credit Card)
PIF Project Implementation Framework
PO Purchase Order
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
PUB Public Utilities' Board (of the Northwest Territories)
PWS Public Works and Services (Government of the Northwest Territories)

S

 
SA Service Agreement
SAIDI System Average Interruption Duration Indicator
SAIFI System Average Interruption Frequency Indicator
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (remote monitoring & control system for power plants)

T

 
T&D Transmission & Distribution
TMI Time & Materials Invoicing

W

 
WHMIS Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
WSCC Workers' Safety & Compensation Commission (for the Northwest Territories & Nunavut)