| (13) System service--Service that is essential to the transmission and distribution of electricity from the point of interconnection of a generation source or third-party electric grid facility, to the point of interconnection with a retail customer or other third-party facility. System services include, but are not limited to, the following: (A) the regulation and control of electricity in the transmission and distribution system; (B) planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, retirement, or replacement of transmission and distribution facilities, equipment, and protective devices; (C) transmission and distribution system voltage and power continuity; (D) response to electric delivery problems, including outages, interruptions, and voltage variations, and restoration of service in a timely manner; (E) commission-approved public education and safety communication activities specific to transmission and distribution that do not preferentially benefit an affiliate of a utility; (F) transmission and distribution utility standard metering and billing services as defined by this section; (G) commission-approved administration of energy savings incentive programs in a market-neutral, nondiscriminatory manner, through standard offer programs or limited, targeted market transformation programs; and (H) line safety, including tree trimming. (14) Transmission--For purposes of §25.344(g)(2)(B) of this title, transmission relates to system and discretionary services associated with facilities at or above 60 kilovolts necessary to transform and move electricity from the point of interconnection of a generation source or third-party electric grid facilities, to the point of interconnection with distribution, retail customer or other third-party facilities, and related processes necessary to perform such transformation and movement. Transmission does not include activities related to transmission and distribution utility billing system services, additional billing services, transmission and distribution utility metering system services, and transmission and distribution utility customer services as defined by this section. (15) Transmission and distribution utility billing system services--For purposes of §25.344(g)(2)(E) of this title, transmission and distribution utility billing system services relate to the production and remittance of a bill to a retail electric provider for the transmission and distribution charges applicable to the retail electric provider's customers as prescribed by PURA §39.107(d), and billing for wholesale transmission service to entities that qualify for such service. Transmission and distribution utility billing system services may include, but are not limited to, the following: (A) generation of billing charges by application of rates to customer's meter readings, as applicable; (B) presentation of charges to retail electric providers for the actual services provided and the rendering of bills; (C) extension of credit to and collection of payments from retail electric providers; (D) disbursement of funds collected; (E) customer account data management; (F) customer care and call center activities related to billing inquiries from retail electric providers; (G) administrative activities necessary to maintain retail electric provider billing accounts and records; and (H) error investigation and resolution. (16) Transmission and distribution utility customer services--For purposes of §25.344(g)(2)(G) of this title, transmission and distribution customer services relate to system and discretionary services associated with the utility's energy efficiency programs, demand-side management programs, public safety advertising, tariff administration, economic development programs, community support, advertising, customer education activities, and any other customer services. (17) Transmission and distribution utility metering system services--For purposes of §25.344 of this title, services that relate to the installation, maintenance, and polling of an end-use customer's standard meter. Transmission and distribution utility metering system services may include, but are not limited to, the following: (A) ownership of standard meter equipment and meter parts; (B) storage of standard meters and meter parts not in service; (C) measurement or estimation of the electricity consumed or demanded by a retail electric consumer during a specified period limited to the customer usage necessary for the rendering of a monthly electric bill; (D) meter calibration and testing; (E) meter reading, including non-interval, interval, and remote meter reading; (F) individual customer outage detection and usage monitoring; (G) theft detection and prevention; (H) installation or removal of metering equipment; (I) the operation of meters and provision of information to an independent organization, as required by its rules and protocols; and (J) error investigation and re-reads. |
