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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 8519 (Introduced in House) — To promote competition in the area of digital energy management tools, enhance consumer access to electric energy and... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Definitions

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In this Act: The term electric consumer has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2602 ). The term electric utility has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2602 ). The term gas consumer has the meaning given such term in section 302 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 15 U.S.C. 3202 ). The term gas utility has the meaning given such term in section 302 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 15 U.S.C. 3202 ).
The term grid edge computer means a device, whether part of, or separate from, a meter, that— measures power, voltage, current, or other aspects of electric energy at or near an electric consumer’s premise; and is capable of running one or more software applications to analyze in real time any measurement described in subparagraph
(A)in order to derive grid edge consumer insights or information about the status or operation of the electric grid. The term grid edge consumer insight means any estimate or inference from a grid edge computer that pertains to or reflects the characteristics of an individual electric consumer’s use of electric energy. The term meter means a device that measures and records energy usage data at any interval. The term retail electric energy information means— the electric energy usage of an electric consumer over a time interval, as measured and recorded by the applicable meter; the retail electric energy prices and applicable rate applied to the electric energy usage for the time interval described in subparagraph
(A)for the electric consumer; the costs of service provided to an electric consumer, as displayed on billing information provided to such electric consumer; in the case of nonresidential electric meters, any other electrical information that the meter is programmed to record that is used for billing purposes (such as demand measured in kilowatts, voltage, frequency, current, and power factor); grid edge consumer insights that are transmitted to an electric consumer’s device or home network or to the applicable electric utility; and the usage, voltage, current, or other attribute of electric energy measured by a meter or grid edge computer that is transmitted in real time to an electric consumer’s device or network. The term retail natural gas information means— the natural gas usage of a gas consumer, as measured and recorded by the applicable gas utility; the retail natural gas prices and applicable rate applied to the natural gas usage described in subparagraph
(A)for the gas consumer; the cost of service provided to a gas consumer, as displayed on billing information provided to such gas consumer; and in the case of nonresidential natural gas meters, any other information that the meter is programmed to record that is used for billing purposes. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
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