21.06.010 Definitions

In this chapter, except where otherwise specifically provided or the context otherwise requires, the following terms and expressions shall have the following meanings:

(a) "Assigned service area" means the geographical area in which the boundaries are established as provided in this chapter.

(b) "Customer" means a person contracting for or purchasing electric service at retail from an electric utility.

(c) "Electric service" means electric service furnished to a customer at retail for ultimate consumption, but does not include wholesale electric energy furnished by an electric utility to another electric utility for resale.

(d) "Electric line" means lines for conducting electric energy for distributing electric energy directly to customers at retail.

(e) "Electric utility" means any person, his lessee, trustee, and receiver, separately or jointly, now or hereafter operating, maintaining or controlling within the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation and its Trust Lands equipment or facilities for providing Electric Service at retail and which falls within the definition of "utility" under this title, and includes facilities owned by a municipality or by a cooperative electric corporation or association.