Nothing herein shall be construed to classify a cooperative having authority to engage in the electric business as a public utility or to include cooperatives under the authority of the Washington utilities and transportation commission.

Terms Used In Washington Code 54.48.040

  • Cooperative: means any cooperative having authority to engage in the electric business. See Washington Code 54.48.010
  • Public utility: means any privately owned public utility company engaged in rendering electric service to the public for hire, any public utility district engaged in rendering service to residential customers and any city or town engaged in the electric business. See Washington Code 54.48.010