95- 648 C.M.R. ch. 380, § 2

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 648-380-2 - DEFINITIONS

A.Administrative costs. "Administrative costs" means costs of the Commission that are funded pursuant to and associated with the implementation of 35-A M.R.S.A. §3211-A, including, but not limited to, costs of program planning and evaluation, costs of securing necessary expertise, costs associated with contract formation and administration and costs of monitoring and enforcing contractual obligations.

B.Administrative fund. "Administration fund" means the conservation administration fund established by the Commission pursuant to 35-A M.R.S.A. §3211-A(6).

C.Conservation programs. "Conservation programs" means programs developed by the Commission pursuant to 35-A M.R.S.A. §3211-A and this Chapter designed to reduce inefficient electricity use.

D.Low-income residential consumer. "Low-income residential consumer" means a customer of a transmission and distribution utility living in a household that would qualify to receive assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), as those qualifications are established in Rule by Maine State Housing Authority from time to time. If a customer has not applied for authorization to receive LIHEAP benefits but conforms to the criteria established by Maine State Housing Authority, he or she shall be considered a low-income consumer for the purpose of this Chapter.

E.Measure. "Measure" means a device or an application that is installed or implemented and that improves energy efficiency.

F.Participant. "Participant" means a customer who directly takes part in a Conservation Program.

G.Program fund. "Program fund" means the conservation program fund established by the Commission pursuant to 35-A M.R.S.A. §3211-A(5).

H.Small business consumer. "Small business consumer" means a business customer of a transmission and distribution utility that employs 50 or fewer full-time equivalent employees. Acompany with multiple locations shall be considered one company, and employees at all its locations shall be counted when determining whether the company is a small business. If the number of employees of a company varies over a calendar year, the number of employees at the time when the company participates in a program shall apply. When determining whether a customer is a "small business consumer," the Commission may consider the average number of employees that the business employs annually.

95- 648 C.M.R. ch. 380, § 2