Section Puc 508.01 - Definitions(a) "Advertising" means the use by a utility of any media in order to transmit a message to the general public, or to such utility's consumers.(b) "Controversial issue of public importance" means a case or controversy in which a utility is involved before a court, legislative body, or government agency, including the department or the commission.(c) "Institutional activity" means any act or practice conducted for the purpose of promoting the corporate image or goodwill of a particular utility or the utility industry in general.(d) "Institutional advertising" means any advertising conducted for the purpose of promoting the corporate image or goodwill of a particular utility or the utility industry in general.(e) "Integrated resource plan (IRP)" means, in the case of a utility, planning by the use of any standard, regulation, practice or policy to undertake a systematic comparison between demand-side management measures and the supply of gas by a utility to minimize life-cycle costs of adequate and reliable utility services to gas customers.(f) "Political activity" means any act or practice conducted for the purpose of influencing public opinion with respect to legislative, administrative, or electoral matters or with respect to any controversial issue of public importance.(g) "Political advertising" means any advertising conducted for the purpose of influencing public opinion with respect to legislative, administrative, or electoral matters, or with respect to any controversial issue of public importance.(h) "Promotional activity" means any act or practice conducted for the purpose of encouraging any person to select or use a service or increase usage of the service of a utility, to select, purchase, install, or use any appliance or equipment designed to use such utility's service, or to use any other particular service of the utility.(i) "Promotional advertising" means any advertising conducted for the purpose of encouraging any person to select or use a service or increase usage of the service of a utility, to select, purchase, install, or use any appliance or equipment designed to use such utility's service or to use any other particular service of the utility.N.H. Admin. Code § Puc 508.01
(See Revision Note at Chapter heading for Puc 500) #6445, eff 1-28-97; ss by #8259, eff 1-19-05; ss by #10334, eff 5-10-13
Amended by Number 45, Filed November 9, 2023, Proposed by #13794, Effective 10/25/2023, Expires 10/25/2033 (See Revision Note # 1 and Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Puc 500).