Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart G - Distribution System Improvement Charge › Chapter 121 - LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN › Section 121.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
AAO plan-Annual asset optimization
					 plan
-The plan and supporting documents identified in
					 66 Pa.C.S. §
											1356
					 (relating to asset optimization plans) that specify the eligible property
					 repaired, improved or replaced by a utility under its Commission-approved
					 LTIIP.
DSIC-Distribution system improvement
					 charge
-A charge imposed by a utility to recover the reasonable and
					 prudent costs incurred to repair, improve or replace eligible property that is
					 part of the utility's distribution system under
					 66 Pa.C.S. §
											1353
					 (relating to distribution system improvement charge).
Eligible property
-Property that is part of
					 a distribution system and eligible for repair, improvement and replacement of
					 infrastructure as defined in
					 66 Pa.C.S. §
											1351
					 (relating to definitions).
LTIIP-Long-term infrastructure improvement
					 plan
-The plan and supporting documents identified in
					 66 Pa.C.S. §
											1352(a) (relating to
					 long-term infrastructure improvement plan) that shall be submitted to and
					 approved by the Commission for a utility to be eligible to recover costs from a
					 DSIC mechanism, which includes information regarding the utility's eligible
					 property and its repair and replacement schedule.
Major modification
-A change to a utility's
					 previously approved LTIIP which meets at least one of the following
					 criteria:
(i) Eliminates a category of
				  eligible property from the LTIIP.
(ii) Extends the schedule for repair,
				  improvement or replacement of a category of eligible property by more than 2
				  years.
(iii) Increases the total
				  estimated cost of the LTIIP by more than 20%.
(iv) Otherwise reflects a substantial change
				  to the current Commission-approved LTIIP.
Qualified personnel
-An individual who, by
					 possession of a recognized degree, certificate or professional standing, or who
					 by extensive knowledge, training and experience, has successfully demonstrated
					 his ability to solve or resolve problems relating to the subject matter, the
					 work or the project as established by the United States Department of Labor,
					 Occupational Safety and Health Administration in
					 29 CFR
					 1926.32 (relating to definitions).
Utility
-A natural gas distribution
					 company, electric distribution company, water utility, wastewater utility or
					 city natural gas distribution operation subject to the jurisdiction of the
					 Commission.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
												65.52 (relating to definitions);
						52 Pa. Code §
												66.32 (relating to definitions);
						and 52 Pa. Code §
												121.5 (relating to modifications
						to and expiration of an LTIIP).