As used
in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL
Activities related to the conduct or operation of a business
enterprise, including a course of dealings which requires time, attention
and labor of the person so engaged for the purpose of earning revenue,
and includes, without limitation, any business, trade, profession,
occupation or calling, whether for profit or nonprofit; a building
or structure used in the operation of a business enterprise, whether
for profit or nonprofit. Examples of commercial uses include, but
are not limited to, stores for the sale of goods or services, repair
establishments, offices, sales and/or service enterprises, churches,
libraries, convalescent homes, nursing homes, schools, florists and
greenhouses, medical clinics, veterinary offices, signs, clubs and
lodges, funeral homes, banks and savings-and-loan associations, animal
boarding facilities and other, like activities.
CONSUMPTION
The amount of service used over a given period of time as
measured by a meter.
COUNTY
The County of Carroll, Virginia.
COUNTY GATE
The facility at which the utility receives delivery of natural
gas from the Patriot Natural Gas Pipeline.
CUBIC FOOT
The unit of natural gas volume measured by a customer meter.
CUSTOMER
The individual, firm, or organization that purchases service
at a specific location under a specific rate classification, contract,
or rate schedule.
CUSTOMER CHARGE
The established fixed fee necessary to cover meter reading,
billing, and other general service costs.
CUSTOMER CLASS
Specified category determined by the nature of the customer's
operations and type of service required.
DISTRIBUTION CHARGE
The charge per therm of natural gas delivered by the utility
to a customer.
FIRM
Gas distribution service that does not anticipate interruptions
other than during emergencies.
INDUSTRIAL
Activities related to the production or manufacture of goods,
tangible or intangible; a building or structure related to the manufacture
of such goods. Examples of industrial uses include, but are not limited
to, facilities where items are created or that manufacture textiles,
apparel and other finished products made from fabrics, leather and
similar materials, bakery products, manufacturing, blending, mixing
and compounding of manufactured goods, bottling and canning facilities,
cold storage, dry-cleaning plants, major repair facilities, recycling
facilities, printing and publishing facilities, warehouses, metal
fabrication, forging, extrusion and like activities.
MONTH
Not a calendar month, but instead the interval between successive
regular meter reading dates. This can range from 26 to 35 calendar
days.
NATURAL GAS COST
The cost of natural gas from the selected marketer multiplied
by a factor of 1.4.
RESIDENTIAL or DWELLING
Activities relating to dwelling units where individuals live.
Examples include, but are not limited to, single-family residences,
apartment houses, boardinghouses, townhouses, or like structures.
Where a residence includes a place of business, such as a home occupation,
the residence shall constitute a commercial structure.
THERM
The unit of natural gas measurement used for billing purposes
that takes into account not only volume, or cubic feet of gas consumed,
but also the energy or heat content of the gas as determined by its
chemical qualities.
TRANSPORTATION
The act of moving gas from a designated receipt point to
a designated delivery point.
TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY
The amount of transportation rights a customer has on an
interstate natural gas pipeline; for firm delivery.
TRANSPORTATION GAS
Natural gas that is purchased by the utility's customer directly
from a producer or marketer, to be distinguished from consumer gas
which is purchased by the utility for ultimate sale to the consumer,
and is carried by the utility from the County gate, through the distribution
grid to the customer's meter, for a fee.
UTILITY
Refers to the Carroll County Natural Gas Operation, or any
division thereof.