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 ====== Glossaries ====== ====== Glossaries ======
-The list below contains other common glossaries, lexica, wikis, lists of definitions or online vocabularies. 
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-  * SHAPE ENERGY Lexicon - interpreting energy-related social sciences and humanities terminology: https://shapeenergy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/SHAPE_ENERGY_LEXICON.pdf 
-  * Framing in Renewable Energy Policies: A Glossary (Wolsink M. 2020): https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/11/2871 
-  * GridWise Transactive Energy Framework - Glossary https://gridwiseac.org/pdfs/pnnl_22946_gwac_te_framework_july_2019_v1_1.pdf 
-  * Electropedia: https://www.electropedia.org/ 
-  * Energypedia: Energypedia is a wiki platform for collaborative knowledge exchange on renewable energy, energy access, and energy efficiency topics in developing countries: https://energypedia.info/wiki/Main_Page 
-  * IEC Glossaries: https://std.iec.ch/terms/terms.nsf/welcome?OpenForm & https://products.iec.ch/view/search/all?q=eyJtb2RlIjoiR0xPU1NBUlkiLCJzb3J0QnkiOiJ0ZXJtLS1hc2MiLCJsYW5ndWFnZSI6ImVuIn0%3D 
-  * IEEE definitions - IEEE Thesaurus: https://www.ieee.org/publications/services/thesaurus.html#how-to-access%20the-current-ieee-thesaurus-pdf 
-  * Glossary of terms from the UCTE Operation Handbook: https://eepublicdownloads.entsoe.eu/clean-documents/pre2015/publications/entsoe/Operation_Handbook/glossary_v22.pdf 
-  * BSC Glossary on terms related to working within the electricity market: https://www.elexon.co.uk/glossary/?show=all 
-  * Greening the Grid - Glossary: https://greeningthegrid.org/resources/glossary 
-  * Glossary of the open metering system group (OMS): https://oms-group.org/fileadmin/files/download4all/specification/Vol2/4.1.2/OMS-Spec_Glossary_v101.pdf  
-  * Energy Glossary of the California Energy Commission: https://www.energy.ca.gov/resources/energy-glossary 
-  * GridBeyond - Energy Glossary: https://gridbeyond.com/energy-glossary/ 
-  * Enel Green Power - Glossary: https://www.enelgreenpower.com/learning-hub/glossary 
-  * EDF Energy - Glossary of energy terms: https://www.edfenergy.com/large-business/glossary 
-  * Ren 21 Net - Glossary: https://www.ren21.net/gsr-2018/pages/glossary/glossary/ 
-  * eia U.S. Energy Information Administration - Glossary: https://www.eia.gov/tools/glossary/?id=electricity 
-  * Enefirst - Glossary: https://enefirst.eu/glossary-acronyms/  
-  * The Comprehensive Energy Storage Glossary: Key Terms & Concepts Explained: https://howtostoreelectricity.com/energy-storage-glossary/ 
-  * Energy Modelling Initiative - Glossary: https://emi-ime.ca/modelling-inventory/glossary/ 
-  * Grid Architecture Power Systems Glossary 2016: https://gridarchitecture.pnnl.gov/media/methods/Grid%20Architecture%20Glossary%20LLNL-MI-723064.pdf  
-  * nationalgridESO - Glossary: https://www.nationalgrideso.com/document/33836/download 
-  * enerdynamics Glossary:  https://www.enerdynamics.com/content/Energy-Glossary.aspx 
-  * HIVE Power - A-Z of Smart Grids - a Glossary:  https://www.hivepower.tech/blog/a-z-of-smart-grids-a-glossary 
-  * NARUC's Interoperability Glossary: https://www.naruc.org/cpi-1/energy-infrastructure-modernization/smart-grid/interoperability-glossary/ 
-  * CleanTechGrid Acronyms & Glossary: https://www.cleantechgrid.com/acronyms.php#R & https://www.cleantechgrid.com/glossary#  
-  * UK Power Networks - Definitions: https://innovation.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/glossary/  
-  * CAMUS - Alphabet Soup: A Glossary Of Electric Utility Software Systems: https://www.camus.energy/blog/alphabet-soup-a-glossary-of-electric-utility-software-systems 
-  * Clean Energy Glossary: https://energync.org/glossary/ 
-  * Utility-Speak Glossary of Terms: https://unitil.com/glossary  
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-  * Old version of ISGAN Smart Grid Glossary: https://openei.org/wiki/ISGAN_Smart_Grid_Glossary 
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-~~DISCUSSION|Discussion Section Page OwnerMaximilian Gasser~~ +<WRAP intro> 
-**Please add other smart grid online glossaries you know in the Discussion Section.**+External glossaries, lexica, and online vocabularies relevant to smart grid transitions. If you know one that should be added, use the discussion section below. 
 +</WRAP> 
 + 
 +===== Standards bodies and technical organisations ===== 
 + 
 +  * **IEC Electropedia** — the IEC's international electrotechnical vocabulary, covering electricity, electronics, and related fields: [[https://www.electropedia.org/]] 
 +  * **IEC Glossaries** — term browser for all IEC standards: [[https://std.iec.ch/terms/terms.nsf/welcome?OpenForm]] and [[https://products.iec.ch/view/search/all?q=eyJtb2RlIjoiR0xPU1NBUlkiLCJzb3J0QnkiOiJ0ZXJtLS1hc2MiLCJsYW5ndWFnZSI6ImVuIn0%3D]] 
 +  * **IEEE Thesaurus** — controlled vocabulary for IEEE subject indexing: [[https://www.ieee.org/publications/services/thesaurus.html#how-to-access%20the-current-ieee-thesaurus-pdf]] 
 +  * **GridWise Transactive Energy Framework Glossary** — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory[[https://gridwiseac.org/pdfs/pnnl_22946_gwac_te_framework_july_2019_v1_1.pdf]] 
 +  * **Grid Architecture Power Systems Glossary** (PNNL, 2016): [[https://gridarchitecture.pnnl.gov/media/methods/Grid%20Architecture%20Glossary%20LLNL-MI-723064.pdf]] 
 +  * **NARUC Interoperability Glossary** — North American regulatory terminology: [[https://www.naruc.org/cpi-1/energy-infrastructure-modernization/smart-grid/interoperability-glossary/]] 
 +  * **OMS Glossary** — Open Metering System group terminology: [[https://oms-group.org/fileadmin/files/download4all/specification/Vol2/4.1.2/OMS-Spec_Glossary_v101.pdf]] 
 +  * **UCTE Operation Handbook Glossary** — legacy document (pre-2009, UCTE succeeded by ENTSO-E), but still widely referenced for European TSO terminology: [[https://eepublicdownloads.entsoe.eu/clean-documents/pre2015/publications/entsoe/Operation_Handbook/glossary_v22.pdf]] 
 +  * **BSC Glossary** — electricity market terminology from Elexon (UK): [[https://www.elexon.co.uk/glossary/?show=all]] 
 + 
 +===== National and intergovernmental institutions ===== 
 + 
 +  * **U.S. Energy Information Administration Glossary** — electricity and energy terms: [[https://www.eia.gov/tools/glossary/?id=electricity]] 
 +  * **California Energy Commission Energy Glossary**: [[https://www.energy.ca.gov/resources/energy-glossary]] 
 +  * **REN21 Glossary** (2024 Global Status Report): [[https://www.ren21.net/gsr-2024/annex/glossary/]] 
 +  * **Greening the Grid Glossary** — USAID initiative: [[https://greeningthegrid.org/resources/glossary]] 
 +  * **Energy Modelling Initiative Glossary** (Canada): [[https://emi-ime.ca/modelling-inventory/glossary/]] 
 +  * **National Grid ESO Glossary** (UK) — //verify link before use, document downloads may rotate//: [[https://www.nationalgrideso.com/document/33836/download]] 
 +  * **UK Power Networks Glossary**: [[https://innovation.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/glossary/]] 
 + 
 +===== Research and knowledge platforms ===== 
 + 
 +  * **Energypedia** — collaborative wiki on renewable energy access and efficiency, focused on developing countries: [[https://energypedia.info/wiki/Main_Page]] 
 +  * **ISGAN Smart Grid Glossary** (older version, OpenEI): [[https://openei.org/wiki/ISGAN_Smart_Grid_Glossary]] 
 +  * **SHAPE ENERGY Lexicon** — social sciences and humanities terminology for energy research: [[https://shapeenergy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/SHAPE_ENERGY_LEXICON.pdf]] 
 +  * **Framing in Renewable Energy Policies: A Glossary** (Wolsink M., 2020, MDPI Energies): [[https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/11/2871]] 
 +  * **The Comprehensive Energy Storage Glossary** (How to Store Electricity): [[https://howtostoreelectricity.com/energy-storage-glossary/]] 
 +  * **Enefirst Glossary and Acronyms** — energy efficiency first principle terminology: [[https://enefirst.eu/glossary-acronyms/]] 
 +  * **CleanTechGrid Acronyms and Glossary**: [[https://www.cleantechgrid.com/acronyms.php#R]] and [[https://www.cleantechgrid.com/glossary#]] 
 + 
 +===== Industry and commercial ===== 
 + 
 +//These glossaries are produced by commercial organisations and may reflect particular market perspectives. Useful for terminology, but verify definitions against primary sources.// 
 + 
 +  * **HIVE Power: A-Z of Smart Grids**: [[https://www.hivepower.tech/blog/a-z-of-smart-grids-a-glossary]] 
 +  * **CAMUS: Glossary of Electric Utility Software Systems**: [[https://www.camus.energy/blog/alphabet-soup-a-glossary-of-electric-utility-software-systems]] 
 +  * **Enerdynamics Energy Glossary**: [[https://www.enerdynamics.com/content/Energy-Glossary.aspx]] 
 +  * **GridBeyond Energy Glossary**: [[https://gridbeyond.com/energy-glossary/]] 
 +  * **Enel Green Power Glossary**: [[https://www.enelgreenpower.com/learning-hub/glossary]] 
 +  * **EDF Energy Glossary of Energy Terms**: [[https://www.edfenergy.com/large-business/glossary]] 
 +  * **Unitil Utility-Speak Glossary**: [[https://unitil.com/glossary]] 
 +  * **Clean Energy Glossary** (EnergyNC): [[https://energync.org/glossary/]] 
 + 
 +~~DISCUSSION|Discussion — please add other smart grid online glossaries you know~~