Section 407-306-1 - DEFINITIONSA.Aggregate. "Aggregate" means to organize individual electricity consumers into a group or entity for the purpose of purchasing electricity on a group basis.B.Aggregator. "Aggregator" means an entity that gathers individual customers together for the purpose of purchasing electricity, provided such entity is not engaged in the purchase or resale of electricity directly with a competitive electricity provider, and provided further that such customers contract for electricity directly with a competitive electricity provider.C.Broker. "Broker" means an entity that acts as an agent or intermediary in the sale and purchase of electricity but that does not take title to electricity, provided such entity is not engaged in the purchase or resale of electricity directly with a competitive electricity provider, and provided further that such customers contract for electricity directly with a competitive electricity provider.D.Commission. "Commission" means the Maine Public Utilities Commission.E.Competitive Electricity Provider. "Competitive electricity provider" means a marketer, broker, aggregator, and any entity selling electricity to the public at retail.F.Customer. "Customer" means any person who has applied for, been accepted or is receiving generation service from a competitive electricity provider for retail use. This term includes an applicant to a competitive electricity provider when the context so indicates.G.Generation Service. "Generation service" means the provision of electric power to a retail customer through a transmission and distribution utility but does not encompass any activity related to the transmission or distribution of that power.H.GIS. "GIS" means the NEPOOL Generation Information System or successor system.I.GIS Certificates. "GIS certificates" mean certificates created pursuant to the NEPOOL Generation Information System that represent attributes of electric power and that may be traded separately from the energy commodity.J.ISO-NE. "ISO-NE" means the Independent System Operator of the New England bulk power system or successor organizationK.ISO-NE Control Area. "ISO-NE control area" means the area in which the ISO-NE operates the New England bulk power system.L.Maritimes Control Area. "Maritimes control area" means the area in which the New Brunswick Power Corporation operates the Maritimes bulk power system.M.Residential and Small Commercial Customers. "Residential and small commercial customers" means customers subject to the consumer protection provisions in Chapter 305, section 4 of the Commission's rules.N.Standard Offer Provider. "Standard Offer Provider" means a provider of standard offer service chosen pursuant to Chapter 301 of the Commission's rules.O.Transmission and distribution utility. "Transmission and distribution utility" means a person, its lessees, trustees, receivers or trustees appointed by a court, owning, controlling, operating or managing a transmission and distribution plant for compensation within the State.65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 306, § 1