Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 133.02
PSC 133.02 Definitions.
PSC 133.02Definitions. In this chapter:#
(1)“Annexation” means the transfer of territory from one municipality to another by any means authorized by law, including annexations, detachments, attachments, and boundary agreements.#
(2)“Certificate of authority” means a certificate issued by the commission under s. 196.49, Stats.#
(3)“Commission” means the public service commission.#
(4)“Department” means the department of natural resources.#
(5)“Gas” means any gas or mixtures of gases suitable for domestic or industrial fuel that is transmitted or distributed to the public through a gas pipeline system, including natural gas, manufactured gas, and liquefied petroleum gas distributed as a vapor with or without mixture of air.#
(6)“Gas pipeline” means any conduit for the conveyance of gas.#
(7)“Highway” has the meaning given in s. 990.01 (12), Stats.#
(8)“Master meter system” means a gas pipeline system for distributing gas within, but not limited to, a definable area, such as a mobile home park, housing project, or apartment complex, where the operator purchases metered gas from an outside source for resale through a gas distribution pipeline system that supplies the ultimate consumer who either purchases the gas directly through a meter or by other means such as rents.#
(9)“Mixing unit” means any apparatus designed to mix gas with air or other gas.#
(10)“Municipality” means any town, village or city.#
(11)“Plant” means all equipment, property, or facilities includible in the utility plant accounts under the uniform system of accounts prescribed by the commission for gas public utilities.#
(12)“Principal gas manufacturing unit” means any plant that is capable of generating or manufacturing gas with or without connection to any auxiliary apparatus.#
(13)“Public utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (5), Stats.#
(14)“Territorial agreement” means an agreement between 2 or more gas public utilities designating gas service areas within a municipality for each of the signatory utilities.#
History: Cr. Register, February, 1959, No. 38, eff. 3-1-59; CR 07-020: cr. (intro.), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8) and (14), renum. (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) to be (6), (9), (10), (11) and (12) and am. Register October 2007 No. 622, eff. 11-1-07.#