Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 69 > Chapter 8 > Part 2 - Public Utilities

• commission: means the public service commission provided for in 2-15-2602. See Montana Code 69-1-101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Electricity supply service: means the provision of electricity supply and related services through power purchase agreements, the acquisition and operation of electrical generation facilities, demand-side management, and energy efficiency programs. See Montana Code 69-8-103
• Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Net metering: means measuring the difference between the electricity distributed to and the electricity generated by a customer-generator that is fed back to the distribution system during the applicable billing period. See Montana Code 69-8-103
• Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
• Public utility: has the meaning of a public utility regulated by the commission pursuant to Title 69, chapter 3, on May 2, 1997, including the public utility's successors or assignees. See Montana Code 69-8-103
• Retail customer: means a customer that purchases electricity for residential, commercial, or industrial end-use purposes and does not resell electricity to others. See Montana Code 69-8-103
• Utility: means any public utility or cooperative utility. See Montana Code 69-8-103