Section 43.03. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(2)  "Commission" means the public service commission.

(3)  "Customer" means the party billed for electric services.

(4)  "Customer class" means any grouping of electric customers in the state that is billed for electric service under the same tariff that has been approved by the Commission.

(5)  "Department" means the department of administration.

(6)  "Electric provider" has the meaning specified in s. 16.957 (1) (f) , Stats.

(7)  "Electric utility" has the meaning specified in s. 16.957 (1) (g) , Stats.

(7m)  "Estimated invoiced amounts" means that portion of the low-income assistance program funding level that is approved and annually estimated by the department to be collectable by each non–municipal electric utility from its customers.

(8)  "Fiscal year" means the period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30.

(9)  "Fixed charge" means a fixed amount within an electric tariff that is charged periodically to a customer without regard to energy demand or consumption.

(9g)  "Low-income assistance fee" means that amount determined by formula that a non-municipal electric utility allocates to and collects from a customer, and may include approved reasonable and prudent expenses.

(9r)  "Low-income assistance program funding level" means the total funds to be collected by all electric providers annually under s. 16.957 (4) and (5) , Stats.

(10)  "Low-income household" has the meaning set forth in s. 16.957 (1) (m) , Stats.

(11)  "Low-income need" has the meaning set forth in s. 16.957 (1) (n) , Stats.

(12)  "Municipal utility" has the meaning specified in s. 16.957 (1) (q) , Stats.

(13)  "Non-municipal electric utility" means any electric utility that is not a municipal utility.

(14)  "Non-residential customer" means any customer in this state that receives metered electric services under a commercial or industrial tariff and that is assessed a fixed customer charge at the meter's location.

(17)  "Residential customer" means any customer in this state that receives metered electric services under a residential or farm tariff.

(18)  "Retail electric cooperative" has the meaning specified in s. 16.957 (1) (t) , Stats.

(19)  "Tariff" means a rate schedule and general terms and conditions under which electric service is supplied.

Cr. Register, November, 2000, No. 539 , eff. 12-1-00; CR 07-078 : renum. (1), (15) and (16) to be (7m), (9g) and (9r) and am. Register August 2008 No. 632 , eff. 9-1-08.