For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CONSUMER. Every person who, individually or through agents, employees, officers, representatives or permittees, makes a taxable purchase in this jurisdiction.
KILOWATT-HOURS (KWH) DELIVERED. Means 1,000 watts of electricity delivered in a 1-hour period by an electric provider to an actual consumer, except that in the case of eligible customer-generators (sometimes called cogenerators) as defined in VA Code, § 56-594, it means kWh supplied from the electric grid to the customer-generators, minus the kWh generated and fed back to the electric grid by these customer-generators.
PERSON. Individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, corporations and combinations of individuals of whatever form and character.
PURCHASER. The consumer of every utility service as hereinafter defined.
RESIDENTIAL CONSUMER. The owner or tenant of property used primarily for residential purposes, including but not limited to apartment houses and other multi-family dwellings.
SELLER. Every person, whether a public service corporation or not, who sells or furnishes a utility service.
SERVICE PROVIDER. The person who delivers electricity to a consumer.
USED PRIMARILY. Relates to the larger portion of the use for which electric utility service is furnished.
UTILITY SERVICES. Electric light and power, telecommunications or gas services, including without limitation those gas utilities coming within the provisions of Chapter 26 of Title 58.1 of the VA Code furnished within the corporate limits of the town.
(1997 Code, § 62-90) (Ord. passed 1-13-1998; Ord. passed 4-13-1999; Ord. passed 10-10-2000)