New Hampshire § 374-A-1 - Section 374-A:1 Definitions.

§ 374-A-1. Section 374-A:1 Definitions.

In this chapter: I. "Commission" means the public utilities commission. II. "Domestic electric utility" means an electric utility resident in, or organized under the laws of this state. III. "Electric power facilities" means generating units rated 25 megawatts or above and transmission facilities rated 69 kilovolts or above planned to be placed in service in New England after June 24, 1975. IV. "Electric utility" means any individual or entity or subdivision thereof, private, governmental or other, including a municipal utility, wherever resident or organized, primarily engaged in the generation and sale or the purchase and sale of electricity or the transmission thereof, for ultimate consumption by the public. V. "Foreign electric utility" means any electric utility other than a domestic electric utility. VI. "Municipal utility" means a city, county, town or village district within the state, engaged in the generation and sale or the purchase and sale of electricity or the transmission thereof, for ultimate consumption by the public under RSA 38, RSA 52 or any special laws. Except where otherwise specifically provided, a municipal utility may exercise any of its powers or authority contained in this chapter through its municipal officers or members of the board of commissioners in whom the management of such municipal utility is vested.