General rule and definitions

(a) General Rule These regulations establish procedures implementing Section 16-243a of the General Statutes of Connecticut concerning the purchase and sale of electricity between electric public service companies and private power producers and Connecticut General Statutes Section 16-243f concerning the manner in which capacity needs of electric public service companies may be met through the provision of electricity conservation and demand management measures by private power providers, in addition to or in lieu of electricity generation resources. The procedures shall apply to all private power producers not specifically exempted in Section 16-243a-7 of these regulations and to all private power providers. Nothing in these regulations shall be construed to preclude or restrain the company's short term management decisions made to improve the economics or reliability of its system or fuel mix through wholesale or retail supply or demand opportunities made in the operation of its franchise. (b) Definitions (1) "Authority" and "Department" as used in these regulations, shall be as defined in Section 16-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (2) "Electric Public Service Company" as used in these regulations, shall mean a "public service company" which provides electric service, as defined in Section 16-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (3) "Cogeneration Technology" as used in these regulations, shall be as defined in Section 16-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (4) "Renewable Fuel Resources" as used in these regulations, shall be as defined in Section 16-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (5) "Proxy Resource" as used in these regulations, shall be defined as that incremental resource, if any, identified as needed by the electric public service company after the public hearing and upon a finding by the Department pursuant to Section 16-243a-3 (b) of these regulations which but for the purchase from private power producers, such electric public service company would implement itself or purchase from another source. (6) "Private Power Producer" as used in these regulations, shall be as defined in Section 16-243b of the Connecticut General Statutes. (7) "Private Power Production Facility" as used in these regulations, shall be as defined in Section 16-243b of the Connecticut General Statutes. (8) "Private Power Provider" as used in these regulations, shall be as defined in Section 16-243b of the Connecticut General Statutes. (9) "Electricity Conservation or Demand Management Measures" as used in these regulations, shall mean the provision by an electric public service company, directly or through private power providers, of equipment or services to conserve electricity, measured in British thermal units at the point of use, or to manage electric load. (10) "Electricity Conservation and Load Management Investments" as used in these regulations means any investments by electric public service companies in multi-year conservation and demand management measures designed to conserve electric energy or manage electric load.