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 +====== Glossaries ======
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 +<WRAP intro>
 +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~~