Okla. Admin. Code § 35:40-25-2

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024
Section 35:40-25-2 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this Subchapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, or its designee.

"Extraordinary costs" means costs incurred by an incorporated municipality's unregulated utility related to the extreme weather that occurred beginning February 7, 2021, and ending February 21, 2021, including but not limited to, fuel-related storage and associated costs, emergency compressed or liquified natural gas supplies, contracts for services providing additional pressurization on lines and transportation pipeline penalties. "Extraordinary costs" shall not include fees for late payments or "Extreme purchase costs", as defined in this section.

"Extreme purchase costs" means expenses incurred for the purchase of fuel, purchased power, natural gas commodity, or any combination thereof, whether at spot pricing, index pricing, or otherwise with delivery beginning February 7, 2021, and ending February 21, 2021.

"Unregulated utility" means any utility, as defined in this section, which is not subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the Corporation Commission with respect to its rates, charges, and terms and conditions of service.

"Utility" means any person or entity doing business in this state that furnishes natural gas or electric current to its customers located at an address within this state and within the service area of the utility.

Okla. Admin. Code § 35:40-25-2

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 4, November 1, 2023, eff. 9/11/2023, exp. 9/14/2024 (Emergency)
Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 22, August 1, 2024, eff. 8/11/2024