Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 515-7 - GAS UTILITIES › Subject 515-7-8 - SERVICE QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATED MARKETERS AND REGULATED PROVIDERS › Rule 515-7-8-.02 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Terms used in these rules have the following meaning:
(a) "Act" means the Natural Gas Competition
				and Deregulation Act, as provided for in O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-150 et seq.
(b) "Ancillary service" means a service that
				is ancillary to the receipt or delivery of natural gas, including without
				limitation storage, balancing, peaking, and customer services.
(c) "Commission" means the Georgia Public
				Service Commission.
(d) "Commodity
				sales service" means the sale of natural gas exclusive of any distribution or
				ancillary service.
(e) "Consumer"
				means a retail customer of commodity sales service or of firm distribution
				service who uses such service or services primarily for personal, family, or
				household purposes.
(f) "Customer
				service" means a function related to serving a retail customer including
				without limitation billing, meter reading, turnon service, and turn-off
				service. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person may
				perform one or more customer services without first becoming certificated in
				accordance with O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-153; provided however, that
				such service may only be performed in compliance with all state and federal
				laws pertaining to the safety of natural gas pipelines and distribution systems
				and any other applicable safety standards.
(g) "Distribution service" means the delivery
				of natural gas by and through the intrastate instrumentalities and facilities
				of a gas company or of a marketer certificated pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-153, regardless of the party
				having title to the natural gas.
(h) "Electing Distribution Company" or "EDC"
				means a gas company that elects to become subject to the provisions of the Act
				and satisfies the requirements of O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-154.
(i) "Gas" means natural gas.
(j) "Gas company" means any person to whom a
				certificate of public convenience and necessity has been issued by the
				Commission to own, operate, acquire, or construct any intrastate pipeline or
				distribution system, or any extension thereof, for the sale of natural
				gas.
(k) "Interruptible" means a
				type of distribution service that is subject to interruption or
				curtailment.
(l) "Marketer" means
				any person certificated by the Commission to provide commodity sales service or
				distribution service pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
									46-4-153 or ancillary services
				incident thereto.
(m) "Regulated
				provider of natural gas" means the entity selected by the Commission to provide
				to consumers natural gas commodity service and ancillary services incident
				thereto in accordance with Code Section
				46-4-166.
(n) "Retail customer" or "retail purchaser"
				means a person who purchases commodity sales service or distribution service
				and such purchase is not for the purpose of resale.
O.C.G.A. §§
											46-2-30,
				  46-4-150
et seq.
(See especially, O.C.G.A. §
											515-7-8-.02)