Sec.16-244c-1. Definitions

As used in sections 16-244c-1 to 16-244c-14, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

(1) "Affiliate" means "generation entity or affiliate" as defined in section 16-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(2) "Auction agent" means the department or any person or entity authorized or designated by the department to administer a competitive bidding proceeding pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section 16-244c of the Connecticut General Statutes or section 16-244c-2 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

(3) "Back-up service" means the electric generation service provided by an electric distribution company to any customer who has entered into a service contract with an electric supplier that fails to provide electric generation services for reasons other than the customer's failure to pay for such services;

(4) "Customer" means any person who is a consumer of electric generation, electric transmission and electric distribution services;

(5) "Default service" means the electric generation service provided by an electric distribution company on and after January 1, 2004, to any customer who does not or is unable to arrange for or maintain electric generation services with an electric supplier;

(6) "Department" or "the DPUC" means the Department of Public Utility Control or its successor;

(7) "Electric distribution company" means "electric distribution company" as defined in section 16-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(8) "Electric generation services" means electric energy, electric capacity or generation-related services;

(9) "Electric supplier" means "electric supplier" as defined in section 16-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(10) "ISO" means the New England Regional Independent System Operator or its successor; and

(11) "Person" means "person" as defined in section 16-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(Adopted effective November 2, 1999)