Mich. Admin. Code 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.
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