§ 26-634. Definitions.  


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  • The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

    Category of consumers is defined as a class by their service provider. For a gas utility, a category of consumers includes those served under a rate schedule established by the pipeline distribution company and approved by the State Corporation Commission or, where applicable, the City Council.

    ccf means the volume of gas at standard pressure and temperature in units of 100 cubic feet.

    Competitive telephone service includes all local telephone services or equipment furnished in the City by telephone companies subject to public utility regulation in competition with services or equipment furnished by or available from persons not subject to public utility regulation.

    Consumer includes every person who, individually or through agents, employees, officers, representatives or permittees, makes a taxable purchase of electricity, natural gas or telephone services in the City.

    Gas utility includes each public utility authorized to furnish natural gas service in the Commonwealth.

    Kilowatt hours (kwh) delivered means 1,000 watts of electricity delivered in a one-hour period by an electric provider to an actual consumer; however, for eligible customer-generators (sometimes called cogenerators) as defined in Code of Virginia, § 56-594, it means kwh supplied from the electric grid to such customer generators, minus the kwh generated and fed back to the electric grid by such customer generators.

    Pipeline distribution company means a person, other than a pipeline transmission company, which transmits, by means of a pipeline, natural gas, manufactured gas or crude petroleum and the products or byproducts thereof to a purchaser for purposes of furnishing heat or light.

    Seller includes every person, whether a public service corporation of the City or not, who sells or furnishes a utility service.

    Service provider means the person who delivers electric, telephone or other such utility services to the consumer or a gas utility or pipeline distribution company which delivers natural gas to a consumer.

    Utility service includes all local telephone service, except competitive telephone service, electric service, natural gas service, water service, and cable television furnished in the City.

    (Code 1993, § 27-151; Code 2004, § 98-316)

    Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.

(Code 1993, § 27-151; Code 2004, § 98-316)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.