| CASES―Cost Assessment for Sustainable Energy Systems | Research Project funded by the European Commission under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6)n |
| CBP | Competitive Bidding Processes |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| CRM | Capacity Remuneration Mechanism |
| DAS | Day-ahead Scheduling |
| DIM | Daily Imbalances Market |
| EC | European Commission |
| EEA | European Environmental Agency |
| ETS | European Trading System |
| ETMEAR | Special Fee for the Reduction of Greenhouse Gases Emissions |
| ExternE―External Costs of Energy | A series of research projects starting from early 90s till 2005 funded by the European Commission |
| EU | European Union |
| FIT | Feed in Tariff |
| FIP | Feed in Premium |
| IPTO | Independent Power Transmission Operator |
| IRR | Internal Rate of Return |