Section 815-RICR-00-00-5.4 - DefinitionsA. "Commission" means the Public Utilities Commission.B. "Division" means the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers.C. "Emergency Event" means an event where widespread outages or Service Interruptions have occurred in the service area of a Public Utility due to storms or other causes beyond the control of the Public Utility that is classified as a Type 1, 2, or 3 event under the Public Utility's Emergency Response Plan.D. "Emergency Response Plan" or "ERP" means a Public Utility's plan which prepares the Public Utility to restore service in a safe and reasonably prompt manner in the case of an Emergency Event, as required by R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-2-27.E. "Investor-Owned Public Utility" refers to a corporation owned by investors that is engaged in distributing either electricity or natural gas, or both, to more than one retail customer in the state.F. "Life Support Customers", also known as medical priority customers, means those customers who have provided documentation to the electric distribution Public Utility of their medical conditions necessitating electric service.G. "Municipal Liaison" means a liaison designated by a Public Utility to communicate with a municipality during an Emergency Event.H. "Mutual Assistance Agreement" means an agreement among a Public Utility and independent companies, including other utilities, both inside and outside the State of Rhode Island, that details specifics for obtaining or lending resources, including, but not limited to, material, equipment, and trained personnel, when internal resources are not sufficient to ensure the safe and reasonably prompt restoration of service during and after an Emergency Event.I. "Public Utility" refers to any investor-owned electric distribution company or investor-owned gas distribution company as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-1-2 (20).J. "Service Interruption" means the loss of service to a widespread number of customers connected to a Public Utility's distribution system.815 R.I. Code R. 815-RICR-00-00-5.4
Adopted effective 6/30/2024