Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Public Service Commission
Consumer Standards And Billing Practices For Electric And Gas Residential Service
Section R. 460.102b - Definitions; Q to Z
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 2b. As used in these rules:
(a) "Regulation officer" means a member of the commission staff who resolves complaints pursuant to these rules.
(b) "Remote shutoff and restoration capability" means the ability to terminate or restore service to a premises from another location.
(c) "Residential service or use" means the provision or use of electricity or natural gas for residential purposes.
(d) "Satisfactory payment history" means that a customer's account was not delinquent more than 1 time in the past 12 months.
(e) "Seasonally billed customer" means a customer who is billed on a seasonal basis pursuant to a utility tariff that is approved by the commission.
(f) "Secondary purpose" means any purpose that is not a primary purpose.
(g) "Settlement agreement" means a documented agreement that is entered into by a customer and a utility and that resolves any matter in dispute.
(h) "Shutoff of service" means a discontinuance of utility service that is not requested by a customer.
(i) "Small nonresidential customer" means a nonresidential customer with usage of less than 300 Mcf of natural gas per year or less than 30,000 kWh of electric usage per year, including schools and centrally metered apartment buildings.
(j) "Termination of service" means a discontinuance of utility service that is requested by a customer or when there is no customer of record.
(k) "Third party" means a person or entity that has no contractual relationship with the utility to perform services or act on behalf of the utility or customer.
(l) "Unauthorized use of utility service" or "unauthorized use" means theft, fraud, interference, or diversion of service, including but not limited to, meter tampering which is any act that affects the proper registration of service through a meter; by-passing which is unmetered service that flows through a device connected between a service line and customer-owned facilities; and, service restoration by anyone other than the utility or its representative.
(m) "Utility" means a firm, corporation, cooperative, association, or other legal entity that is subject to the jurisdiction of the commission and that provides electric or gas service.
