Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.3102

Current through Vol. 24-08, May 15, 2024

Section R. 460.3102 - Definitions

Rule 102. As used in these rules:

(a) "Approved by the commission" means that a commission order has been issued.

(b) "Commission" means the Michigan public service commission.

(c) "Cooperative" or "cooperative electric utility" means that term as defined in section 2(c) of the electric cooperative member-regulation act, 2008 PA 167, MCL 460.32.

(d) "Customer" means an individual who is at least 18 years of age or an emancipated minor, who is an account holder, and who purchases electric service from an electric utility or cooperative.

(e) "Electric plant" means all real estate, fixtures, or property that are owned, controlled, operated, or managed in connection with, or to facilitate the production, transmission, and delivery of, electric energy.

(f) "Electric utility" means that term as defined in section 2 of the electric transmission line certification act, 1995 PA 30, MCL 460.562.

(g) "Electricity meter" means a device that measures and registers the integral of an electrical quantity with respect to time.

(h) "Electro-mechanical meter" means a meter in which currents in fixed coils react with the currents induced in the conducting moving element, generally a disk or disks, which causes their movement proportional to the energy to be measured. This meter may also be called an induction watthour meter.

(i) "File" means to deliver to the commission's executive secretary.

(j) "Major interruption" means either of the following:

(i) For an electric utility or cooperative with greater than 1,000,000 customers, any weather condition that results in sustained service interruptions impacting 50,000 or more customers or an electrical system component failure that occurs under normal conditions, as defined in R 460.702, impacting 7,500 or more customers unless otherwise ordered by the commission.

(ii) For an electric utility or cooperative with less than 1,000,000 customers, any weather condition that results in sustained service interruptions impacting 5% or 2,000 or more customers, whichever is greater, or an electrical system component failure that occurs under normal conditions, as defined in R 460.702, impacting 3,000 or more customers unless otherwise ordered by the commission.

(k) "Meter" or "watthour meter" means an electricity meter that measures and registers the integral with respect to time of the active power of the circuit in which it is connected. The unit by which this integral is measured is usually the kilowatt-hour.

(l) "Meter creep" means a continuous apparent accumulation of energy in a meter with voltage applied and the load terminals open circuited.

(m) "Meter error" means a failure to accurately measure and record all of the electrical quantities used that are required by the applicable rate or rates.

(n) "Meter shop" means a shop where meters are inspected, repaired, and tested. A meter shop may be at a fixed location or may be mobile.

(o) "Planned interruption" means the loss of electric power to 1 or more customers that results from a planned outage.

(p) "Premises" means an undivided piece of land that is not separated by public roads, streets, or alleys.

(q) "Regional transmission organization" means a voluntary organization of electric transmission owners, transmission users, and other entities approved by the federal energy regulatory commission to efficiently coordinate electric transmission planning, operation, and use on a regional and interregional basis.

(r) "Serious injury" means any injury or illness to an employee, including contract employees, or a non-employee that results in inpatient hospitalization.

(s) "Service point" means the point of connection between the facilities of the serving electric utility or cooperative and the premises wiring.

(t) "Solid state meter" means a meter in which current and voltage act on electronic (solid state) elements to produce an output proportional to the energy to be measured.

(u) "Submit" means to deliver to the commission's designated representative.

(v) "Sustained interruption" means any interruption that lasts more than 5 minutes and is not classified as a part of a momentary event. The duration of a customer's interruption must be measured from the time that the electric utility or cooperative is notified or otherwise becomes aware of the full or partial loss of service to 1 or more customers for longer than 5 minutes.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.3102

1983 AACS; 1996 AACS; 2019 AACS; 2023 MR 7, Eff. 4/10/2023