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As used in
this act, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Public utility" means an electric utility regulated by the Idaho
public utilities commission.
(2) "Cooperative" means a cooperative corporation furnishing electric
service in the state of Idaho to its consumer-members who own and operate the
cooperative.
(3) "Municipality" means any municipal corporation or quasi-municipal
corporation furnishing electric service to the consumers of the municipality
in the state of Idaho.
(4) "Electric supplier" means any public utility, cooperative, or
municipality supplying or intending to supply electric service to a consumer.
(5) "Electric service" means electricity furnished to an ultimate
consumer by an electric supplier.
(6) "Consumer" is any person, firm, corporation, or other entity
receiving or intending to receive electric service at a specific service
entrance.
(7) "Service entrance" means the location on the consumer's property
where the consumer's main disconnect switch, fuses or other disconnect
equipment exists, and which are intended to provide the means of cutoff of the
supply.
(8) "New service entrance" means a service entrance not previously served
with electricity. A change, improvement, replacement, enlargement, or change
in location of a service entrance shall not be deemed a "new service entrance"
if utilized to serve any service or utilization equipment previously served
with electricity from the former service entrance, but for the provisions of
this act shall be deemed the former "service entrance." A change in consumer
shall not be construed to make an existing service entrance a "new service
entrance." A change, enlargement, or other modification of service or
utilization equipment served from an existing service entrance shall not be
construed to make it a "new service entrance."
(9) "Transmission line," for the purposes of this act, means any electric
line of an electric supplier carrying a voltage of sixty-nine (69) KV or more.
(10) "Service line," for the purposes of this act, means any single or
multi-phase electric line of an electric supplier used for carrying less than
sixty-nine (69) KV and used or capable of use to provide electric service for
a consumer.
(11) "Existing service line" means any electric service line in existence
at the time of the event in question and constructed to supply a consumer that
could be lawfully served by that electric supplier under this act. It shall
not mean any service line constructed to obtain an advantage under this act,
or to evade its purpose or terms.
(12) "Commission" means the Idaho public utilities commission.

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