ac

alternating current

ACC

air-cooled condenser

AGC

annual guideline concentrations

APE

Area of Potential Effect

BACT

Best Available Control Technology

BEDT

Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal

BQE

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

CEMS

continuous emissions monitoring system

Certificate

Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need

CEQR

City Environmental Quality Review

CNR

Composite Noise Rating

CO

carbon monoxide

CO₂

carbon dioxide

Con Edison

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

CZM

Coastal Zone Management

dBA

A-weighted decibels

DEC

Department of Environmental Conservation

DEP

Department of Environmental Protection

DOS

Department of State

DPS

Department of Public Service

ECG

Engineering Consulting Group

EJ

Environmental Justice

EMF

electric and magnetic fields

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FAR

floor-to-area ratio

FDNY

New York Fire Department

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

GEP

good engineering practice

GWAPP

Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks and Planning

g/s

grams per second

H₂O

water

H₂SO₄

sulfuric acid

HAP

Hazardous Air Pollutant

HRSG

heat recovery steam generator

hr(s)

hour(s)

ISCST3

Industrial Source Complex Short Term, Version 3

ISO

Independent System Operator

km

kilometer

kV

kilovolt

kV/m

kilovolts per meter

L₁₀

residual octave band sound pressure levels exceeded 10% of the time

L₉₀

residual octave band sound pressure levels exceeded 90% of the time

L_eq

average of sounds measured over time

LAER

Lowest Achievable Emission Rate

lb/hr

pounds per hour

lb/MMBtu

pounds per million British thermal units

LDC

Local Distribution Company

LOS

Level of Service

LPC

Landmarks Preservation Commission

LWRP

Local Waterfront Revitalization Program

mG

milligauss

Mgd

million gallons per day

mg/l

milligrams per liter

mg/m³

microgram per cubic meter

MW

megawatt

N₂

nitrogen

NAAQS

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NH₃

ammonia

NMFS

National Marine Fisheries Service

NNSR

Non‑attainment New Source Review

NO₂

nitrogen dioxide

NO_x

nitrogen oxides

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NSPS

New Source Performance Standards

NSR

New Source Review

NYAQS

New York Air Quality Standards

NYCRR

New York Code of Rules and Regulations

NYCDEP

New York City Department of Environmental Protection

NYPD

New York City Police Department

NYISO

New York Independent System Operator

NYSDEC

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

NYSDOH

New York State Department of Health

NYSDOT

New York State Department of Transportation

NYSDPS

New York State Department of Public Service

O₂

oxygen

O₃

ozone

O&M

operations and maintenance

OPRHP

Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation

OTC

Ozone Transport Commission

Pb

lead

PIP

Public Involvement Program

PJM

ISO for New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and most of Pennsylvania

PM

particulate matter

PM‑2.5

particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 microns or less

PM‑10

particulate matter with a diameter of 10 microns or less

Ppm

parts per million

ppmvd

parts per million, dry volume

POA

Project Orange Associates, LP

POTW

publicly owned treatment works

Project

TransGas Energy Facility

PSC

Public Service Commission

PSD

Prevention of Significant Deterioration

Scf

standard cubic feet

SCR

Selective Catalytic Reduction

SEP

New York State Energy Plan

SEQRA

State Environmental Quality Review Act

SGC

short-term guideline concentration

SIA

Significant Impact Area

SILs

Significant Impact Levels

SIP

State Implementation Plan

SO₂

sulfur dioxide

SO₃

sulfur trioxide

SPDES

State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

TETCO

Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation

TGE

TransGas Energy Systems LLC

Tpy

tons per year

TRB

Transportation Research Board

TSP

total suspended particulate

USACE or ACOE

United States Army Corps of Engineers

USEPA or EPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

USGS

United States Geological Survey

VOC

volatile organic compounds

WPCP

Water Pollution Control Plant