Acronyms
Acronyms (some used by GG; many more in formal documents)
AIP – Agreement in Principle
AFLA – Amended Final License Application
AMC – Appalachian Mountain Club
AMM – Adaptive Management Measures
AW – American Whitewater
CRC – Connecticut River Conservancy
CTB – Cobblestone Tiger Beetle
DEP or MassDEP – Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
EEA / EOEEA – Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
EIS – Environmental Impact Statement
FERC – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FL – FirstLight Power
FLA – Final License Application
FPA – Federal Power Act
GG – Greening Greenfield
ISO-NE – Independent Systems Operator – New England
MDFW – Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
MEPA – Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act
MW – Megawatts
NEPA – National Environmental Policy Act
NMFS – National Marine Fisheries Service
NRF – Naturally Routed Flow
PM&E – Protection, Mitigation, & Enhancement
PTB – Puritan Tiger Beetle
REA – Ready for Environmental Analysis
SNS – Shortnose Sturgeon
TF – Turners Falls
TFI – Turners Falls Impoundment
TNC – The Nature Conservancy
USFWS – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS – United States Geological Survey (usually used in FirstLight documents for USGS “gage” or “gage flow”)
WQC – Water Quality Certificate
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Published: in Additional Info
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Last Edited: February 19, 2024