Rule 515-7-13-.02. Definitions

Terms used in these rules have the following meaning:

1. (a) "Act" means the Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act, as amended, as provided for in O.C.G.A. § 46-4-150et seq.
2. (b) "Bidder" means any party submitting a Bid Package in response to a Request for Proposal issued by the Commission.
3. (c) "Commission" means the Georgia Public Service Commission.
4. (d) "Consumer" or "Customer" or "End-Use Customer" means a retail customer of commodity sales service or of firm distribution service who uses such service or services primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.
5. (e) "Electing Distribution Company" or "EDC" means a gas company that elects to become subject to the provisions of the Act and satisfies the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 46-4-154.
6. (f) "Firm" means a type of distribution service that ordinarily is not subject to interruption or curtailment.
7. (g) "Gas" means natural gas.
8. (h) "Group 1" means the group of consumers served by the Regulated Provider who meet the definition of "low-income residential consumer" as set forth in O.C.G.A. § 46-4-152(12.1).
9. (i) "Group 2" means the group of consumers served by the Regulated Provider who have been unable to obtain or maintain natural gas commodity service; or whose utility payment history was cited by the Regulated Provider as a reason for the transfer from Group 1 to Group 2.
10. (j) "Marketer" means any person certificated by the Commission to provide commodity sales service or distribution service pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 46-4-153 or ancillary services incident thereto.
11. (k) "Regulated Provider of natural gas" means the entity selected by the Commission to provide to consumers natural gas commodity service and ancillary services incident thereto in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 46-4-166.
12. (l) "Universal Service Fund" means the fund created and administered by the Commission pursuant to O.C.G.A § 46-4-161.

Authority: Authority O.C.G.A. Sec. 46-4-150et seq.

History. Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Aug. 27, 2008; eff. Sept. 16, 2008.