Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 515-7-5-.01

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 17, 2024

Rule 515-7-5-.01 - Definitions

As used in this Utility Rule 515-7-5, the following terms and phrases shall have the following definitions:

(a) "Act" means the Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act as provided for in O.C.G.A. § 46-4-150et seq.

(b) "Ancillary service" means a service that is ancillary to the receipt or delivery of natural gas, including without limitation, storage, balancing, peaking and customer services.

(c) "Commission" means the Georgia Public Service Commission.

(d) "Commodity sales service" means the sale of natural gas exclusive of any distribution or ancillary service.

(e) "Customer service" means a function related to serving a retail customer including, without limitation, billing, meter reading, turnon service, and turn-off service.

(f) "Distribution service" means the delivery of natural gas by and through the intrastate instrumentalities and facilities of a gas company or of a marketer certificated pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 46-4-153, regardless of the party having title to the natural gas.

(g) "Delivery Group" means a set of individual delivery points on one or more interstate pipeline suppliers to a gas company that may be aggregated and utilized for the distribution of gas to a particular set of retail customers.

(h) "Electing distribution company" 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.

(i) "Emergency" means imminent threats to public health, safety or welfare.

(j) "Expand" means to increase facilities in size, quantity, or scope. This term does not include any activities relating to the maintenance, repair, and/or replacement of facilities already in existence.

(k) "Extend" means to enlarge the area or scope of facilities. This term does not include any activities relating to the maintenance, repair, and/or replacement of facilities already in existence.

(l) "Facilities" mean all property, means, and instrumentalities owned, operated, leased, licensed, used, furnished, or supplied for, by, or in connection with the delivery of natural gas service to the public.

(m) "Firm" means a type of distribution service which ordinarily is not subject to interruption or curtailment.

(n) "Gas" means natural gas.

(o) "Gas company" means any person to whom a certificate of public convenience and necessity has been issued by the Commission to construct or operate any pipeline or distribution system, or any extension thereof, for the sale of natural gas.

(p) "Group 1 Consumers" means low-income residential consumers served by a regulated provider of natural gas.

(q) "Group 2 Consumers" means firm natural gas consumers served by a regulated provider of natural gas who had been unable to obtain or maintain natural gas commodity service or whose utility payment history was cited by the regulated provider of natural gas as reason for transfer from Group 1 to Group 2.

(r) "Interruptible" means a type of distribution service which is subject to interruption or curtailment.

(s) "Low-income residential customer" means any person who meets the definition of a person who is qualified for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, as promulgated by the Department of Human Resourses, pursuant to Code Section 46-1-5.

(t) "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.

(u) "Person" means any corporation, whether public or private; company; individual; firm; partnership; or association.

(v) "Regulated gas service" means gas service provided by a regulated provider of natural gas.

(w) "Regulated provider of natural gas" means the entity selected by the Commission to provide to consumers natural gas commodity service and ancillary services thereto in accordance with Code Section 46-4-166.

(x) "Retail customer" or "retail purchaser" means a person who purchases commodity sales service or distribution service and such purchase is not for the purpose of resale.

(y) "Service" means the act or means of supplying natural gas to the public.

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 515-7-5-.01

O.C.G.A. Sec. 46-5-152.

Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Nov. 13, 1998; eff. Dec. 2, 1998.

Amended: F. June 3, 1999; eff. June 23, 1999.

Repealed: New Rule, same title adopted. F. Nov. 28, 2001; eff. Dec. 18, 2001.

Amended: F. Sept. 16, 2002; eff. Oct. 6, 2002.