20-6-101. DEFINITIONS.

In this Chapter, except where otherwise specifically provided or the context otherwise requires, the following terms and expressions shall have the following meanings:

1. “Assigned service area” means the geographical area in which the boundaries are established as provided in this Chapter.
2. “Customer” means a person contracting for or purchasing electric service at retail price from an electric utility.
3. Electric service” means electric service furnished to a customer at retail price for ultimate consumption, but does not include wholesale electric energy furnished by an electric utility to another electric utility for resale.
4. “Electric line” means lines for conducting electric energy at a design voltage of 25,000 volts phase to phase or less used for distributing electric energy directly to customers at retail price.
5. “Electric utility” means any person, his lessee, trustee, and receiver, separately or jointly, now or hereafter operating, maintaining or controlling within the Rosebud Indian Reservation equipment or facilities for providing electric service at retail price and which falls within the definition of “utility” under this Title, and includes facilities owned by a municipality or by a cooperative electric corporation or association.