Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The term covered wholesale electricity market means a wholesale electricity market regulated by, or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The term electric consumer has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2602 ). The term electric meter software platform means the meter of an electric utility and any accompanying software that enables software applications to be developed, installed, and executed on the grid edge computer for the purpose of analyzing or transmitting retail electric energy information or grid edge consumer insights.
The term electric utility has the meaning given the 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 the 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 the term in section 302 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 15 U.S.C. 3202 ). The term Green Button Connect My Data means the standard of the same name that is maintained by the Green Button Alliance (or any successor organization) that enables access to and secure transmission of retail electric energy information and retail natural gas information by an electric consumer or gas consumer, including any subsequent updates to the standard or successor standards.
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 the premises of an electric consumer; and is capable of running 1 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— the power, voltage, current, or other aspects of electric energy measured and analyzable by a grid edge computer; and any calculation, estimate, or inference from a grid edge computer that pertains to, or reflects the characteristics of, the use of electric energy by a particular electric consumer. The term Independent System Operator has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 796 ). The term meter means a device that measures and records energy usage data at any interval. The term Regional Transmission Organization has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 796 ). 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 that electric consumer at the level of each line item; 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; and customer-specific information including, at a minimum— customer name, mailing address, premises address, contact information, payment history, and account number; and any information that may be necessary for participation in, or to determine customer eligibility for, bill payment assistance, renewable energy, demand-side management, load management, energy efficiency programs, or wholesale markets. 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 that gas consumer at the level of each line item; in the case of nonresidential natural gas meters, any other information that the meter is programmed to record that is used for billing purposes; and customer-specific information including, at a minimum— customer name, mailing address, premises address, contact information, payment history, and account number; and any information that might be necessary for participation in, or to determine customer eligibility for, bill payment assistance, demand-side management, energy efficiency programs, or wholesale markets. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. The term State energy office means the office or agency of a State responsible for developing the State energy conservation plan for the State under section 362 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6322 ).
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