S.D. Admin. R. 20:10:15:02 - Definitions
Terms used in chapters 20:10:15 to 20:10:20, inclusive, mean:
(1) "Advance payment," any payment made upon
application for service which is applied toward the first gas or electric
bill;
(2) "Applicant," one who is
applying for gas or electric service;
(3) "Billing transmittal date," the date upon
which a utility mails a bill;
(4)
"Class of service," refers to groups of customers with similar characteristics
(e.g. residential, commercial, industrial) which are identified for the purpose
of setting a rate for electric or gas service;
(5) "Commission," the South Dakota Public
Utilities Commission;
(6)
"Deposit," a payment an applicant makes to a utility upon application for or
during service which is held by the utility until the customer establishes
satisfactory credit or ends service;
(7) "Disconnection," the termination of gas
or electric service;
(8) "Due
date," the date no less than 20 days after the billing transmittal date by
which a bill should be paid and the date before which no disconnection notice
may be sent;
(9) "Early payments
list," a list containing the names of customers who have not established
satisfactory credit with a utility which is used in lieu of a deposit.
Customers on such a list generally must pay their bills in a shorter period of
time than customers who have established satisfactory credit;
(10) "Energy usage," the consumption of any
product used to create light, heat or power which is purchased from a
utility;
(11) "Fuel adjustment
clause," the vehicle by which a utility may automatically increase or decrease
its rates to reflect increases or decreases from the base cost of
fuel;
(12) "Household," a family or
a group of people who live together;
(13) "Indebted household," a group of people
living together among whom there is one who is indebted to a gas or electric
utility for service provided previously to the residence for which service is
now sought;
(14) "Power adjustment
clause," the vehicle by which a utility may automatically increase or decrease
its rates to reflect increases or decreases from the base cost of
power;
(15) "Refusal," the act of
refusing to provide gas or electric service to an applicant;
(16) "Residential," a customer receiving
nonbusiness services from a utility including persons receiving service for the
producing operations of a farm or ranch;
(17) "Tax adjustment clause," the vehicle by
which a utility may automatically increase or decrease its rates to reflect
increases or decreases from its base tax rates;
(18) "Utility," a company providing gas or
electric service to persons in South Dakota;
(19) "Utility tariff," a published schedule
of rates and charges for services and equipment including associated rules and
regulations which is issued by a utility and filed with the
commission;
(20) "KWH," kilowatt
hours;
(21) "MCF," 1,000 cubic
feet;
(22) "Therm," 100,000 British
thermal units;
(23) "CCF," 100
cubic feet.
Notes
General Authority: SDCL 49-34A-4.
Law Implemented: SDCL 49-34A-3, 49-34A-4, 49-34A-27.
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