Definitions

As used in sections 16-11-100 to 16-11-152, inclusive, and sections 16-11-236 to 16-11-238, inclusive: (a) "Utility" means a railroad, electric, telephone or telegraph company, owning, leasing, maintaining, operating, managing or controlling plants or parts of plants or equipment within this state, but shall not include towns, cities, boroughs or any municipal corporation or department thereof, whether separately incorporated or not; (b) "Municipality" means a town, city, borough or any municipality or department thereof, owning, leasing, maintaining, operating, managing or controlling electric plants or parts of electric plants within this state; (c) "Electric company" shall not include a municipality, but means every corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership, or person, or lessee thereof, owning, leasing, maintaining, operating, managing or controlling poles, wires, conduits or other fixtures along public highways or streets, for the transmission or distribution of electric current for light, heat or power within this state, or engaged in generating electricity to be so transmitted or distributed for such purpose; (d) "Commission" means the public utilities commission of the state of Connecticut; (e) "Customer" means any person, partnership, firm, company, corporation, municipality, cooperative, organization, governmental agency or similar organization furnished electric, telephone or telegraph service by a utility; (f) "Submetering Customer" means any recreational campground, or other facility as approved by the Department, whose electric service is furnished by an electric company and who is authorized to submeter the service to other parties within such facility; (g) "Submetered Party" means any person, partnership, firm, company, corporation or organization whose electric service is furnished by a submetering customer of an electric company; and (h) "Average Cost" means—