Rule 515-7-6-.01 - DefinitionsAs used in this Utility Rule 515-7-6, the following terms shall have the following definitions:
(a) "Base charge" means those Commission approved charges levied by an EDC to a marketer for each of the marketer's retail customers. This charge includes, but is not limited to: intrastate delivery (DDDC), EDC meter reading, base customer charge, peaking charges, and Commission approved riders. This charge does not include interstate capacity charges, consumption charges or marketer customer services charges.(b) "Commission" means the Georgia Public Service Commission.(c) "Competitive retail natural gas service charges" means the consumption charge, the interstate capacity charge and the customer service charge.(d) "Consumer" means a firm retail customer of commodity service or of firm distribution service who uses such service or services primarily for personal, family or household purposes.(e) "Consumer preferred method of communication" shall mean the method of written communication agreed upon by the marketer and the consumer regarding the method of notification the consumer shall receive in compliance with Commission rules. Such preferred method of communication may include but need not be limited to: first class mail, bill message, email, text or other electronic means supported by the marketer.(f) "Customer," for the purpose of this rule, shall have the same meaning as the term "consumer."(g) "Customer service" means a function related to serving a retail customer including without limitation billing, meter reading, turn-on service, and turn-off service.(h) "Customer service charges" means any fee or fees charged by a marketer to a consumer less the amount of the base charge and excluding marketer charges for consumption, interstate capacity, and taxes.(i) "Cramming" means billing for goods or services not requested or authorized by the consumer.(j) "EDC information" means all the information needed by a marketer to process a correct bill. This term includes but is not limited to: meter reading, switch information, and EDC billing charge information.(k) "Electing Distribution Company" or "EDC" means a gas company that elects to become subject to the provisions of the Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act and satisfies the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 46-4-154.(l) "Firm" means a type of distribution service that ordinarily is not subject to interruption or curtailment.(m) "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.(n) "Published price" means the charge assessed by a marketer for a therm of natural gas, and, if applicable, any separate or additional marketer charges for interstate capacity and customer service that are on file with the Georgia Public Service Commission.(o) "Retail Customer" means a person who purchases commodity sales service or distribution service and such purchase is not for the purpose of resale, and for the purposes of this rule shall be synonymous with "customer".Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 515-7-6-.01
O.C.G.A. §§ 46-2-30, 46-2-91, 46-4-150 et seq. (See especially, O.C.G.A. §§ 46-4-153, 46-4-160).
Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Jan. 5, 2001; eff. Jan. 25, 2001.Amended: F. Sept. 3, 2002; eff. Sept. 23, 2002.Amended: F. June 8, 2018; eff. June 28, 2018.