69-5-121. Definitions. As used in 69-5-122, 69-5-123, and this section, the following definitions apply: (1) 'Added structure' means any outbuildings, improvements, irrigation pumps, facilities, or other structures located on a small customer's property. (2) 'Commercial structure' means a building used for commercial purposes. (3) 'Contractor' means a person who submits a proposal to construct or enters into a contract to construct an extension and who is licensed, insured, a member of the national electrical contractors association, and experienced in comparable construction. (4) 'Electric utility' means: (a) a public utility regulated by the public service commission pursuant to Title 69, chapter 3, that provides electrical service for heat, light, or power to a small customer; or (b) a utility qualifying as a rural electric cooperative pursuant to Title 35, chapter 18, that provides electrical service for heat, light, or power to a small customer. (5) 'Extension' means any works or improvements necessary to connect a residential, commercial, or added structure of a small customer to an electric utility's distribution or transmission system. r. (5) 'Extension' means any works or improvements necessary to connect a residential, commercial, or added structure of a small customer to an electric utility's distribution or transmission system. (6) 'Residential structure' means a single-family house, trailer, manufactured home, or mobile home, excluding any outbuildings, improvements, irrigation pumps, facilities, or other structures located on the property. (7) 'Small customer' means a retail customer that has an individual load with an average monthly demand of less than 5,000 kilowatts. History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 248, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 440, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 542, L. 2021.
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§ 69-5-121
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