North Dakota § 49-03-01.5 Definitions

North Dakota Statutes

§ 49-03-01.5 — Definitions

North Dakota § 49-03-01.5

Title 49Public Utilities

Ch. 49-03Electric Utility Franchise

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N.D. Cent. Code § 49-03-01.5 (2026).

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As used in sections 49-03-01 through 49-03-01.5:

1."Electric provider" means either an electric public utility or a rural electric cooperative.

2."Electric public utility" means a privately owned supplier of electricity offering to supply or supplying electricity to the general public. The term does not include a person that uses an electric vehicle charging station to resell electricity to the public if the reseller has procured electricity from an electric service provider that is authorized to engage in the retail sale of electricity within the service area in which the electric vehicle charging service is provided, and the resale is for the charging of electric vehicles exclusively.

3."Electric transmission line" means facilities for conducting electric energy at a design voltage of

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As used in sections 49-03-01 through 49-03-01.5:
1. "Electric provider" means either an electric public utility or a rural electric cooperative.
2. "Electric public utility" means a privately owned supplier of electricity offering to supply
or supplying electricity to the general public. The term does not include a person that
uses an electric vehicle charging station to resell electricity to the public if the reseller
has procured electricity from an electric service provider that is authorized to engage
in the retail sale of electricity within the service area in which the electric vehicle
charging service is provided, and the resale is for the charging of electric vehicles
exclusively.
3. "Electric transmission line" means facilities for conducting electric energy at a design
voltage of one hundred fifteen kilovolts or greater phase to phase and more than
one mile [1.61 kilometers] long.
4. "Electric transmission provider" means an owner or operator, other than a rural electric
cooperative, of a transmission line the costs of which are recovered directly or
indirectly through transmission charges to an electric public utility.
5. "Person" includes an individual, an electric public utility, a corporation, a limited liability
company, an association, or a rural electric cooperative.
6. "Rural electric cooperative" includes any electric cooperative organized under chapter
10-13. An electric cooperative, composed of members as prescribed by law, shall not
be deemed to be an electric public utility. The term does not include a person that uses
an electric vehicle charging station to resell electricity to the public if the reseller has
procured electricity from an electric service provider that is authorized to engage in the
retail sale of electricity within the service area in which the electric vehicle charging
service is provided, and the resale is for the charging of electric vehicles exclusively.
7. "Service area" means a defined geographic area containing existing or future service
locations established by an agreement among electric providers and approved by the
commission.
8. "Service area agreement" means an agreement between electric providers
establishing service areas and designating service locations to be served by each
provider under section 49-03-06.
9. "Service location" means the structures, facilities, or improvements on a parcel of real
property to which electric service may be provided.